Welcome to joyafterfifty.com.
A classroom, a community,
and a sanctuary where you will discover the most relevant information and inspiration to empower your: Passion, Purpose, Prosperity, and Peace of Mind.
I invite you to visit often, join our circle of amazing women, share your thoughts, and remember to “make time for joy today”!
With love and respect,
Connie Clark
Founder, Joy after Fifty
May 7th, 2012 
Connie Joy After 50+ Women’s Retreat: A Life-Changing Vacation I have been leading women’s retreats since 1993. What I know for sure is that I was born to do this. I say that, not in an ego-centric way, but as a simple acknowledgment of gratitude for doing the work that I love. I wish that for [...]
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1 Comment » March 19th, 2012 Connie Springtime Tips for De-Stressing, Balance, Joy and Renewal On the first day of Spring, March 20th, I hope you are nurturing the seeds of growth and new beginnings that you have been incubating throughout the winter months. In celebration of longer days, I invite you to make time for joy in nature (no matter how [...]
February 24th, 2012 Connie Women’s Happiness: A Retreat to Rejuvenate, Reclaim Passion and Purpose Why a retreat? I recently came across this “gem” which was published in The Mendocino Beacon on December 24, 2003. I have saved it all these years because it wakes me up to what really matters as I negotiate life’s responsibilities in these fast, challenging [...]
Posted in Travel Tags: Anti-stress, Boomer blog, Boomer Women, Boomer womens blog, empowerment, happiness, Inspiration, jean shinoda bolen, joy, Life Calling, Mattie Stepanek, mental health, Motivation, over 60, Retreats, Sonoma ca, Travel 50+, Westerbeke Ranch, women over 50, women's health, women's retreats, Womens travel 2 Comments » February 6th, 2012 Connie A Poem for Women after 50 Is there a song in you waiting to be sung? At 50, 60, 70+ we are called to fully express who we really are, to unleash our natural gifts and dreams. Rilke’s poem speaks to that so well. I have added italics. I hope it inspires you to soar! [...]
Posted in Inspiration Tags: Aging, Boomer Women, Boomer womens blog, Boomers, empowerment, Inspiration, joy, Monday morning, Motivation, poetry, Rilke, success, vitality No Comments » January 5th, 2012 Connie Inspiration from Harriet Tubman and Mari Smith for 2012 I love the start of a new year with that feeling of newness and possibilities waiting to happen. It’s a great time to activate your dreams. “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the [...]
Posted in Inspiration Tags: 2012, Boomer Women, Boomer womens blog, fashion, harriet tubman, health, Inspiration, joy, joyworks, love, mari smith, Motivation, New Year, New Year's Resolutions, nutrition, over 60, socail media expert, social media, spirituality, success, Travel, vitality, women over 50 3 Comments » December 12th, 2011 Connie Announcing the release of the “Spirited Woman Directory”. Enjoy this amazing guide to all kinds of services offered by incredible women from around the country and the world. You will find me on page 103. I hope you enjoy it! Stay tuned for my posts on Winter Solstice and Tips for a JOYful Holiday Season. [...]
October 14th, 2011 Connie ****JUST PUBLISHED: Joy after Fifty: A Woman’s Guide to Passion, Purpose and Lasting Happiness**** ~A SIMPLE BLUEPRINT FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE AT 50, 60 70 AND BEYOND~ The following is a excerpt from the Introduction to my book. Click here for rave reviews and to order. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~An Invitation~ Even though we’ve never met, you [...]
Posted in Women's Health and Aging Tags: Aging, Aging Brain, Anti-stress, books for boomer women, books for women 50+, books for women aging women, Boomer Women, Boomer womens blog, Boomers, Dalai Lama, depression, empowerment, happiness, Happy Mood, Inspiration, joy, Joy After Fifty book, joyworks, Life Calling, love, mental health, Motivation, over 60, Positive Psychology, Positivity, Science of Happiness, Serenity, spirituality, vitality, women over 50, women's health, Women's Leadership, Womens Journals No Comments » September 30th, 2011 Connie It’s proven. Other women are good for your health! We women share from our souls, listen intently, offer support, empathy and abiding friendship. Below you will find an excerpt from my new book, Â Joy After Fifty: A Woman’s Guide to Passion, Purpose and Lasting Happiness. Click here to read all about it! [...]
Posted in Health Tags: Anti-stress, Boomer Women, Boomer womens blog, depression, empowerment, happiness, Happiness Books, Happy Mood, health, Inspiration, joy, Joy after Fifty, Marci Shimoff, mental health, Motivation, Positive Psychology, Science of Happiness, women over 50, women's health No Comments » August 15th, 2011 Connie A Girlfriend Dies But Her Spirit Lives On Through Her Love: How Will You and I Be Remembered? I am just now able to write to you after the loss of one of my very dearest, long-time friends. For the last many weeks, life as usual just wasn’t. Rather than extend myself outward to the [...]
Posted in Friendship, Inspiration Tags: Aging and Dying, Boomer Women, Comfort in Grieving, Death, Friendship, Girlfriends, Grief, happiness, Inspiration, joy, Julia Child, Laura Esquivel, love, Memorial services, Mourning, Positive Psychology, recipes, Science of Happiness, Serenity, Sobonfu Some, spirituality, women over 50, women's health No Comments » June 27th, 2011 Connie Inspiration from Helen Keller on Her Birthday I hope you enjoy this video and the quotes below. When I am feeling challenged in my life, I find inspiration in the life and wisdom of this remarkable woman—a model of courage, grace and determination to transform her “limitations” into a life purpose in service to humanity. [...]
