AGING WELL
Not ready to be a feeble old woman with boobs in your lap, dreams on the shelf, and “Memory Lane” your only destination?
Me neither!
Welcome AMAZING GRAYS – women of a certain age (i.e. certain of who they are, what they want and what’s really important!) who are committed to aging well. Amazing Grays understand that WE are in charge of our experience of the aging process – not society, not the media, and certainly not our programming about what it means to “get old”.
My decision to live without hair dye brought me face-to-face with my underlying fears about getting and looking “old”. After challenging my limiting beliefs, riding the emotional roller-coaster AND reading mountains of research, I finally gave birth to my first book: AMAZING GRAYS – A Woman’s Guide to Making the Next 50 the BEST 50 (Regardless of your hair color!)
My message is not anti-aging… or anti-anything, because I’d rather not waste my time and energy being against something. I choose to be “for” aging mindfully and purposefully and maximizing the opportunities that lay before me.
My intention is to create a forum where we women of a “certain” age can share our experience, ideas and wisdom on issues related to aging well in a culture obsessed with youth and beauty. This might include:
changing body shapes, loss, gray hair, dyed hair, hot flashes, awakening slumbering dreams, self-hate, changing course, and the search for meaning, relevance and relationship in life after 50.
I eventually came to realize that hitting the Big 5-0 was not the end of my life, but an opportunity to create a fresh start. I propose we each design a life that reflects the amazing woman we’ve become, and stop trying to hang on to the past. Interested? I’d love to hear from you.
Maggie