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The other day I read about an acquaintance, another author, I know who was featured in The New York Times. As I came upon the story, try as I might to fill my mind with the bird songs and daisies of good will, I felt sandpaper scrape my soul. Immediately, her shiny success became my failure.

My travels in the "Women's Shelters" taught me so much about life.  Never in
my life would I have known how society has done so little. So many of these
women turned to family, churches, neighbors and friends only to be turned
away. No resources and the children.  It was so sad and I knew that since I
lived thru this that I am determined to speak up and hopefully be heard to
help women. Material items are not what counts in life but the struggle can be
challenging.  I sacrificed everything but I am a survivor.

Hello,

My name is Donna.  I was a victim of Domestic Violence and
was in hiding for some five years.  Was in numerous Women's Shelters in
different states.  I was a women who loved her two young children.  My
ex-husband had been to trial and found guilty of assault twice but was
given un-supervised visitaion with my small children.  I stood up two my
ex and the court system.  It was a long period of sacrafice and suffering
but I do not regret it.  My children were worth all of it.

Money has been on people's minds these days. The media volleys the word "recession" around. It's like a toddler learning to say a first word and saying it again and again. Personally, I don't believe that staying obsessed about a future fear, is staying "informed." Actually, I'd call it mental poisoning.  You often create what you focus most upon. But even more importantly, fear distracts us from our present moment and the present moment is where our only abundance resides.

Here's big news from OnRamper Karen Quinn:

Tama's Musings

Do you want to discover your true life's purpose? More ease? Maybe even more money? I have one simple answer, so simple you'll push it away thinking that it could never work. Here it is:

Stop judging yourself. That's it. End of story.

Oh, you have questions? Of course, just like me.

Would you take advice from an insane advisor? Sure you would, and do. Worry is a destructive force.

Terry Nagel
Managing Editor, Encore.org
Civic Ventures

Gail Rentsch describes how women are reinventing their careers in the second half of life.

Terry Nagel
Managing Editor, Encore.org

Serving on the board of a nonprofit organization is a good way to demonstrate leadership skills.

The first wave of “next generation” of nonprofit leaders may be nonprofit executives and others now in their 40s and 50s, according to a new report on the nonprofit leadership gap.

Tama's Musings

Are you waiting for something wonderful to happen? Forget waiting. Commitment to the life you desire changes absolutely everything. Lack of commitment changes absolutely everything, too. Commitment is the magic wand, the sorcerer behind the bush, the technical support of the Gods.

But let's keep it simple: If you're not watering you're garden, you're killing it.