ageing – ᘡ Adventures with the Estrogen Army ᘠ

Tomorrow is 90. Today’s the day to do it! (…or as Lorraine says: time to grab life by the balls!)

Sue Braiden
June 11, 2016June 11, 2016
Pep Talks, The Viewing Room
ageing, appetite, authenticity, boldness, dreams, empowerment, enthusiasm, fearlessness, fulfillment, happiness, hunger, joie de vivre, joy, mindfulness, New York, pep talks, perspective, procrastination, purpose, reflection, reinvention, sass, spark, video, wholeheartedness, wisdom, zest

Every now and then someone points me in the direction of an "Adventure Diva" that's is just so full of sass that I end up with tears rolling down my cheeks for hours after from laughing so hard. 90-something New... Read more

Where’s the Beef? (and how a really bad movie can be a really great tool for checking in with yourself)

Sue Braiden
May 18, 2016May 18, 2016
Good Question!, Ideas, Memetics and Blurts, The Viewing Room
adaptability, ageing, bucket list, clichés, courage, craves, disappointment, expectations, fearlessness, fulfillment, fun, good question, gutcheck, happiness, joie de vivre, levity, magic, movies, needs, playfulness, potential, self-worth, spontaneity, wit, wonder, zest

I'm always on the look-out for good Adventure Diva movies, and when I stumbled across "I'll See You in My Dreams" on Netflix, I thought I'd found one. I was wrong. The premise was a woman named Carol confronting her age,... Read more

What are you afraid of? (Not much after watching 82-year-old nurse-turned-action-hero, Kay D’Arcy!)

Sue Braiden
April 20, 2015August 11, 2019
Asset Building, Good Question!, Later in Life, The Viewing Room, Women Like Me
actress, ageing, Agent 88, asset building, courage, daring, determination, dignity, empowerment, England, fear, fearlessness, Hollywood, hope, inspiration, Kay D'Arcy, martial arts, nurse, open-mindedness, perspective, pioneering spirit, reinvention, resilience, tai chi, taking charge, video, wisdom
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Ten years ago, if you had asked me what I was afraid of, I would have told you: heights, a world chocolate shortage, and snakes. Today? Getting old, getting sick, being alone, being irrelevant, peeing my pants and dying. Ageing... Read more

Isabel Allende, on aging, living with passion, and the wisdom of having fun while doing good.

Sue Braiden
March 1, 2015August 10, 2019
Diva Celebs, Later in Life
ageing, asset building, authenticity, authors, baggage, be in the moment, Brené Brown, candour, change, child brides, Chile, choice, contentment, courage, death, domestic bondage, education, empowerment, energy, freedom, generosity, grief, health, humour, independence, India, inspiration, integrity, intent, joy, letting go, living mindfully, loss, love, Mary Oliver, mindful living, mindfulness, Nepal, Nepal Youth Foundation, Olga Murray, orphans, passion, peace, perspective, philanthropy, positivity, purpose, quotes, reflection, reinvention, retirement, romance, self-deprecating humour, slavery, soul treks, spirit, spirituality, TED Talks, turning points, uplift, video, vulnerability, wholeheartedness, wisdom, women-at-risk, youth-at-risk
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I fell down a rabbit hole this morning, and it left me anxious to share this TED Talk given by 71-year-old Chilean author, Isabel Allende. There was astonishing synchronicity for me, from the quote she shared by another... Read more

On the objects of my affection, and the lessons of a captain and his bride.

Sue Braiden
January 29, 2015February 13, 2015
Epic Adventures, Later in Life
abundance, ageing, Banff, Canada, celebration, commitment, connectedness, dancing, devotion, epic adventures, family, fellowship, friends, happiness, harmony, hope, inspiration, love, magic, movie inspired adventures, passion, perspective, playfulness, priorities, reflection, soul, spark, tenderness, the objects of my affection, Valentine's Day, wanderlust, West Coast, wholeheartedness, wisdom, zest

30 years ago I was a very young woman on a very big adventure. Traveling West through several provinces on business, I was treated to a night up in the mountains at the Banff Springs Hotel. My... Read more

How Drew Carey’s “Mimi” ditched the pancake makeup and obnoxious bent to help make you “Queen of Your Own Life”.

Sue Braiden
August 12, 2014August 10, 2019
Asset Building, Diva Celebs, Pep Talks
actresses, ageing, asset building, authors, friends, happiness, inspiration, midlife, muses, role models, self esteem, shame, t.v. show, videos, wisdom
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She's not Drew's Mimi anymore! Kathy Kinney wants to make you the Queen of Your Own Life! You're going to find that we're really into "asset building" as a way of helping ourselves get ready for awesome adventures. ... Read more

In case you hadn’t noticed, age isn’t a 4-lettered word (and how a drag queen’s pink coat might be your next parade) …

Sue Braiden
August 8, 2014August 10, 2019
Asset Building, Assignment Desk, Later in Life, Pep Talks
age, ageing, boldness, celebration, change, charisma, confidence, courage, creativity, daring, demons, empowerment, enthusiasm, fear, fearlessness, fun, getting older, happiness, heart, humour, imagination, joie de vivre, joy, levity, living on purpose, magic, midlife, moxy, open-mindedness, opportunities, outrageous, passion, playfulness, positivity, power, pride, rituals, sass, self-worth, spark, spirit, spontaneity, stereotypes, stigma, vulnerability, wholeheartedness, wisdom, wit, wonder, zest

It's cold out today. Last night was so chilly I actually pulled my fleece lounge pants on. This wouldn't be so surprising if it wasn't still early in August, the supposed "dog days of summer". I was thinking... Read more

Kiss my assets. One of the most eloquent responses you’ll ever read from a woman confronting the bullies that body-shamed her.

Sue Braiden
August 4, 2014August 10, 2019
Asset Building, Pep Talks
age, ageing, body shaming, boldness, bullying, celebration, change, confidence, courage, creativity, daring, demons, dignity, empowerment, fear, fearlessness, fun, getting older, happiness, heart, joie de vivre, joy, living on purpose, midlife, open-mindedness, opportunities, outrageous, passion, positivity, power, pride, rituals, sass, self esteem, self-worth, shame, stereotypes, stigma, vulnerability, weight, wholeheartedness, wisdom

You've spent months planning an epic adventure. You feel courageous as hell, until you eye up that little bikini your girlfriend talked you into buying for the occasion. What were you thinking? You can't wear that!... Read more

Ready for the Rocker? You Had Me at “Hell, No!”

Ready to retire to that rocking chair on the porch and gaze off into the sunset now that the kids are grown? Me neither! This is where the good stuff starts. You've devoted your life to your kids, your partner,... Read more

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