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Change is her own woman

by Jan on July 5, 2010

Change is her own woman She looks like herself, she has a mind of her own and walks her own path, always at her own pace She may surprise you when she walks into your life down a hidden lane She may gently creep up on you from the side, slowly moving into focus. Smiling [...]

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I don’t believe in ageing

by Jan on December 14, 2009

These are the soul’s changes. I don’t believe in ageing. I believe in forever altering one’s aspect to the sun. Hence my optimism. Virginia Woolf

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Fountain of youth

by Jan on December 1, 2009

  There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will have truly defeated age. Sophia Loren

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Writing to learn, and writing to understand what the learning is

by Jan on November 25, 2009

I’d like to share a story with you. It starts kind of sad, but the ending is very joyful, very jubilant: In 1995, I bought a beautiful plain notebook with a specific intention. I’d always been a note-taker, a list-maker, but this was quite different. This journal was to be my companion as I sat [...]

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A rite of passage

by Jan on May 20, 2009

Last week was marked by a sad farewell to my father-in-law. Though my dad died when I was four and my mother went some 14 years ago  I am nevertheless very aware that many baby boomers are sharing this experience of saying farewell to our parents and moving into the front line. There was a such [...]

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