I woke up this morning thinking about death. As you do. And then the first thing I saw on Facebook was this update from a friend about our age: Two contemporaries facing the end of their lives. Much need for helpful reflection about how we prepare others and ourselves for this critical stage of our…
Crones and serpents
I‘m a snake. That’s to say it’s my sign in the Chinese zodiac, so this is my year because the Chinese just ushered in the Year of the Snake. And it got me thinking. Crones and serpents We have something in common, snakes and aging women: we’re both feared and revered. The snake as bad…
Sunday Collection – Rising
On my old blog, I had a popular feature called the Sunday Collection, which I’m introducing here. Based around loose themes, it’s a weekly collection of blog posts, photos, quotes, videos and so on. This week has seen a LOT of action: a resigning Pope, Carnival and pancakes, the arrival of Lent, Valentine’s Day, One…
Are you rising?
One in three. One in three women will experience violence during their lifetimes. Screw Valentine’s Day, today is V-Day, and One Billion are Rising all around the world, to break the chains binding women to violence. Want to be inspired? Here are the women rising in San Francisco: And remember, this all started with the vision…
Becoming maiden. Again.
I love the sense of movement through the year as the earth turns and, in the Northern hemisphere, we begin to see the first signs of green returning. The trees are in bud and snowdrops are shouldering their way out of the ground. Tomorrow, 2nd February, is Imbolc, one of the “cross-quarter” days in the…
Are you prejudiced?
Have you ever had the experience of catching yourself out in prejudiced thinking? I bet you have. It happened to me the other day, and I’m a little reluctant to share it with you, but here goes! You’ve probably read that Hillary Clinton was in hospital recently with a blood clot. This prompted a lot…
Scoring a 10
Wishing you all an amazing 2013, and thanks for being part of Pilgrim’s Moon. I start the year with a sordid confession: I LOVE the TV show Strictly Come Dancing. The latest series has just ended here in the UK (US version is Dancing with the Stars). In this show, celebrities pair up with professional dancers to…
Don’t look forward
I have an old friend, Nancy*, with whom I’ve kept in touch over the years, although not so much recently. Nancy spent the last ten years of her working life in a job she disliked. She had a calendar upon which she quite literally ticked off each day taking her closer to retirement at 60. Then…
Review you!
It’s wise to understand that the best of our plans can and will get scuppered by the unforeseen. But making plans is still a good idea. This is an excellent time of year to look both backwards and forwards. Blogger Chris Guillebeau crystallised some of my ideas around reviews and resolutions with his excellent article…
Where do you want to grow old?
Perhaps, like me, you’re beginning to wonder how you’ll live out the last years of your life. This Baby Boomer generation of ours has, I believe, advantages and disadvantages. We have the strength and determination to believe we can enter our old age with more vim and vigour than our parents. And sometimes we believe…
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I'm Tess, and I host this site for women in mid-life and older.We're not about lipstick and lifts and other people's expectations.
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