This just makes me want to curl up at Donna’s feet and listen to her all day. What a gorgeous, thoughtful, playful spirit she has, which shines through this so clearly. Thank you, Sari and Donna, for sharing this.
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And that is what it means to age gracefully. I love that she has reinvented herself more times than Madonna. And like Asha says, I would love to sit at her feet and listen to her all day.
I'm only 64 and retiring in the new year. I don't write poetry at the moment, although I am, at this very moment, writing a song for my friend Dr.Dave (he's me Chiropractor). I'd love it if you took a listen. Just go to my 'Stack. (And I'm reinventing myself since I've been Blue collar all my life.)
I am in on the tight jeans, too... How can you not be inspired by a flutist turned psychology professor turned poet? "Age has given me time—time for a few achievements in various professions—time to change professions more than once!" Love that bit, especially! We should all take the time to explore our various interests and talents and also weak spots. Thanks for the great interview! ❤️
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I really love this interview series, hearing these women's reflections and glimpses of their life stories. I have yet to read one that did not resonate with me in some aspect, though my life trajectory is very different in almost every case. I admire Donna's spirit, shining through. And anyone who religiously walks their dogs wins my heart, because my (happily) solitary life would not be happy without my canine companion(s) over the years.
I'm 77 and still 42😊 .. Like all of us, I would think, there are various timestamps, remembrances that map out lives and are the crotch of our limbs and branches that have made us who we are! I'm still branching!! I found your interview refreshing and related!
I love the questionnaire so much! It is so interesting to hear everyone talk about their life in terms of age and the passage of time. It's a slippery topic which makes it endlessly interesting. I completely relate to this writer who has had so many careers and lives over her 72 years. Very inspiring!
"And I love that, at this age, it is fine to be religious/spiritual in any way I chose, that I can meet with what I consider holy on my own terms, unhindered by other people’s opinions." -- I love this. Inching toward (towards?) this myself.
No offence taken 😆 ... My reference to crotch, limbs and branches was, to me, no connection to tight jeans! I like tight jeans and wear them quite happily .. I was speaking more from a poetic, tree of life place .. The journey, the choice at a crotch, or fork in the road, that builds our character 😇😈..🙋
This just makes me want to curl up at Donna’s feet and listen to her all day. What a gorgeous, thoughtful, playful spirit she has, which shines through this so clearly. Thank you, Sari and Donna, for sharing this.
Thank you so much you are so kind.
She's right about many things, especially tight jeans and Sharon Olds, who even when she was young, was Olds.
I was just thinking that, re: her last name!
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And that is what it means to age gracefully. I love that she has reinvented herself more times than Madonna. And like Asha says, I would love to sit at her feet and listen to her all day.
Oh Ben, how kind. Yes, there have been many iterations. It’s exhilarating and sometimes exhausting!
I'm only 64 and retiring in the new year. I don't write poetry at the moment, although I am, at this very moment, writing a song for my friend Dr.Dave (he's me Chiropractor). I'd love it if you took a listen. Just go to my 'Stack. (And I'm reinventing myself since I've been Blue collar all my life.)
I am in on the tight jeans, too... How can you not be inspired by a flutist turned psychology professor turned poet? "Age has given me time—time for a few achievements in various professions—time to change professions more than once!" Love that bit, especially! We should all take the time to explore our various interests and talents and also weak spots. Thanks for the great interview! ❤️
Thank you Annette!
I really love this interview series, hearing these women's reflections and glimpses of their life stories. I have yet to read one that did not resonate with me in some aspect, though my life trajectory is very different in almost every case. I admire Donna's spirit, shining through. And anyone who religiously walks their dogs wins my heart, because my (happily) solitary life would not be happy without my canine companion(s) over the years.
Wish I could paste a picture of my dogs here!
Would love to see your doggos and share a picture of mine, too! We'll just have to paint the beloved beings in our minds' eyes.
I'm 77 and still 42😊 .. Like all of us, I would think, there are various timestamps, remembrances that map out lives and are the crotch of our limbs and branches that have made us who we are! I'm still branching!! I found your interview refreshing and related!
Not to offend Sheila -- but I couldn’t help but relate her comment re: “crotch of our limbs and branches” to tight jeans...
Thank you Sheila!
So much wisdom here, and also I will never, ever give up my tight jeans!
Tights jeans!!!!
Beautiful. This made my day.
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Delightful. I learned so much.
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I love the questionnaire so much! It is so interesting to hear everyone talk about their life in terms of age and the passage of time. It's a slippery topic which makes it endlessly interesting. I completely relate to this writer who has had so many careers and lives over her 72 years. Very inspiring!
I love her hair!
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"And I love that, at this age, it is fine to be religious/spiritual in any way I chose, that I can meet with what I consider holy on my own terms, unhindered by other people’s opinions." -- I love this. Inching toward (towards?) this myself.
No offence taken 😆 ... My reference to crotch, limbs and branches was, to me, no connection to tight jeans! I like tight jeans and wear them quite happily .. I was speaking more from a poetic, tree of life place .. The journey, the choice at a crotch, or fork in the road, that builds our character 😇😈..🙋