This conference delivers a truly impressive array of experts and entertainers. Speakers today included Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz; Joan Lunden; Stedman Graham; James Carville and Mary Matalin; Kathleen Sebelius; Martina Naratilova.
Here are a few tidbits from the podium…
SEX: LONI BARBACH, PhD
- A study shows that 2/3 of men and women over 60 enjoy sex more than ever.
- Antihistamines and nasal sprays tend to dry tissue. (think vaginal walls)
- Moisturizers and lubricants are different.
Moisterizers plump and are to be used away from sex 2 times per week.
Lubricants are used to reduce friction during intercourse.
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS: CHRIS GARDNER, HERO
I sat spellbound, listening to the man who absolutely would not give up . Perhaps you saw the movie that did its best to convey Chris Gardner’s heroic journey into a dark night of homelessness with his 14 month old son. (not a 5 year old as the movie cast him) Yet, Hollywood couldn’t possibly create a film that could communicate the misfortunes, the adversity, the rejections, the hunger, and the relentless determination of this amazing human being.
Here are a few of his words:
- “There I was, living in a bathroom, my son tied to may back, pursuing my dream”
- “I kept coming back for one reason– my mother, who believed I could do anything I wanted.”
- “Sometimes the best father is a mama.”
- “Baby steps count too.” Cecil Williams, pastor of Glide Memorail Church, San Francisco, to Chris.
- “If you have a dream, someone will ask if you’re crazy.”
I must admit this conference has far exceeded my expectations. Did I mention the entertainers?
GLADYS KNIGHT; B.B. KING; LOS LOBOS; GLORIA GAYNOR;
THE WORLD CLASS ROCKERS; CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH;
JUDY COLLINS; RICHIE HAVENS….