perspective – ᘡ Adventures with the Estrogen Army ᘠ

Borrowing a little childhood magic to reboot a bad day

Sue Braiden
June 30, 2016June 30, 2016
Pep Talks, The Viewing Room
awe, childhood, contentedness, creativity, fun, good ideas, happiness, heart, hope, joie de vivre, joy, kindness, levity, magic, memories, movies, optimism, perspective, playfulness, reboot, reflection, reset buttons, simplicity, soul, spark, spontaneity
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You don't have to be Alexander to have a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Sometimes, you just have to get out of bed, and that's enough. So when you have one of those days, what to do? I've found that... Read more

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

Letting go of trauma to clear the way for Adventure

Sue Braiden
May 17, 2016June 27, 2016
Pep Talks, Safety
Boston, courage, danger, empowerment, fear, fearlessness, freedom, healing, healthy choices, hope, joy, lessons, letting go, memories, peace, perseverance, perspective, potential, power, reflection, resilience, safety, strength, tenacity, trauma, vulnerability, wisdom

Twelve years ago I was attacked on a subway platform in Boston as more than twenty people stood by and watched. No one intervened. When I finally broke free from my attacker, and was running for the stairs, I fell. ... Read more

Soul Pepper | Friday, May 13th, 2016

"It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves." - Sir Edmund Hillary, conqueror of Mt. Everest. Read more

What does an Adventure Diva conquering fear look like?

Sue Braiden
May 13, 2016August 10, 2019
Featured Adventure Divas, Good Question!, Women Like Me
athlete, benevolence, character, compassion, connection, courage, daring, dignity, fear, fearlessness, film, friendship, generosity, gratitude, hope, Iran, kindness, Kristina Paltén, movie, open-mindedness, perspective, pioneering spirit, prejudice, resilience, respect, runner, strength, Sweden, trust, truth, video, wisdom
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What does an Adventure Diva conquering fear look like? Kristina Paltén on a 1,144-mile journey of trust. The Swedish ultra-runner began her run through Iran on August 29th 2015. She was to become the first woman ever to... 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

The Humbling Months

Today I woke up from a 3-day slumber in the grips of a wicked, feverish flu and the world outside is changed. I walked out into the snow barefoot this morning, just because I could.

Instead of aching over... Read more

Trading places. How asking one simple question can give a whole new perspective.

Needs can be such bothersome things. Sometimes feeding one comes at the expense of another. We're creatures of habit. We love dwelling in our comfort zones, even when it's no longer a smart thing to do. So how do... Read more

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