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With love and respect,
Connie Clark
Founder, Joy after Fifty
March 17th, 2011 
Connie We’ve all heard that regular exercise is a miraculous way to stay vital and healthy. We know it boosts our mood, our sex lives, prevents chronic health problems, and aids in weight loss and high quality sleep. So, if you’re one of the many women working to stays active as you age, well done! But […]
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No Comments » March 13th, 2011 Connie Meditation for Inner Peace: Sending Our Love to Japan What can we do? Maybe you are feeling, as I have been, so saddened and powerless to help the victims of the horrific earthquake and tsunami in Japan. I feel as though there are no words to express the sorrow I feel…and the helplessness. At least […]
Posted in Love, Prosperity Tags: affirmations, Boomer Women, Charities, compassion, disaster, empowerment, fashion, Healing, health, Inner Peace, Inspiration, Japan disaster, Japan earthquake, Japan tsunami, joy, love, Meditation, mental health, Mercy Corps, Monday morning, Motivation, Music Videos, nutrition, Prayer, spirituality, Travel, Videos, vitality, women over 50 No Comments » March 3rd, 2011 Connie 100 Years of Advances in Women’s Rights and Equality: A Tradition of Global Celebrations… Did you know: Next Tuesday, March 8, is the Centenary Year of International Women’s Day? It is a day, celebrated around the world, for the economic, political and social accomplishments of women throughout history, while reminding us of inequalities that remain […]
Posted in women Tags: Boomer Women, Boomers, Educational Equality, Equal rights fo women, Equality for Women, fashion, health, Inspiration, International Women's Day, joy, love, March 8, Memorable Holidays, nutrition, spirituality, Travel, vitality, women over 50, Women's Accomplishments, women's health, Women's Success, Women's Suffrage, Women's work, Womens Conferences No Comments » March 3rd, 2011 Connie Aging Brain Tips: How to Improve Memory and Optimize Brain Function Changes in memory are normal with age. It can become difficult to focus on more than one thing, to retain – or quickly recall – information. We may begin to forget names, or misplace various items. Such changes can instill panic, but what many do […]
Posted in Aging Tags: AARP, Aging, Aging Brain, Arthritis, Boomer fitness, Boomer Women, Boomers, Brain Fitness, Brain Function, Cancer, CDC, depression, Diabetes, Exercise the Brain, fashion, health, heart disease, joy, love, Memory Boosters, Memory Loss, mental health, Motivation, Multitasking, nutrition, Optimal Brain Function, over 60, spirituality, stress, Travel, vitality, women over 50, women's health 2 Comments » February 27th, 2011 Connie De-Stress, Heal, Rejuvenate, Reclaim Joy and Play: Dolphins as Leaders and Teachers of Life Success I wish you had been there with me to share the magic. About 15 years ago, I had the unforgettable, life-changing experience of swimming with wild dolphins in an open bay in Hawaii. I felt as though I was receiving […]
Posted in Motivation Tags: Anxiety, Boomer Women, Boomers, community, compassion, depression, Dolphins, empowerment, Fear, happiness, Happy Mood, health, Inspiration, joy, love, Monday morning, Motivation, over 60, pod, Positivity, Power, Retreats, Science of Happiness, stress, success, Travel, vitality, women over 50 No Comments » February 20th, 2011 Connie A Monday Morning Brain Tune-up : Enya and the beauty of nature. One key to aging with vitality and happiness is to make time to immerse ourselves in peaceful, calming experiences–an antidote to stress, fatigue and “brain fog”. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> “Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons. You will find […]
January 10th, 2011 Connie Documentary motivates, honors and respects aging women! What do you think about how aging women are perceived—in the media, in society, in films? This documentary clip shows a variety of women offering their thoughts about the challenges and truths about aging for women today. You may or may not agree with the women interviewed. What do […]
Posted in Aging Tags: Aging, Boomer Women, Boomers, empowerment, Gerontology, Happy Mood, health, joy, Life Calling, mental health, Monday, Monday morning, Motivation, over 60, Science of Happiness, vitality, women over 50, women's health No Comments » January 7th, 2011 Connie Tips for Boomer Success and Happiness in 2011: How to set and achieve goals that matter! I hope you enjoy this article (link below). As I said in a previous post, as women 50+, we are most fulfilled as we manifest meaningful goals…”self-concordant” goals that inspire us and are in alignment with our […]
December 28th, 2010 Connie Women rock!! We can change the world as we allow our ageless power, joy, and beauty to shine!! ~~~~~Gratitude to you, Sherryl, for this awesome video!~~~~~ Let’s remember how powerful we are in our authenticity!! Please leave a comment on your impressions of this video.
Posted in Beauty Tags: Aging, Beauty, empowerment, Happy Mood, Inspiration, joy, joyworks, love, Positivity, Power, spirituality, vitality, women over 50, women's health 2 Comments » December 27th, 2010 Connie A POST-HOLIDAY STRESS CURE: POETRY, IMAGINATION, AND HOPE First, a poem written in 1513 that still inspires! I salute you. I am your friend, and my love for you goes deep. There is nothing I can give you which you have not. But there is much, very much, that, while I cannot give it, you can take. No […]
Posted in Stress Tags: Anti-stress, Dreams, Hangover, Happy Holidays, Happy Mood, health, Holiday Tips, Hopes, Imagine, Inspiration, John Lennon, joy, joyworks, Memorable Holidays, mental health, Science of Happiness, Serenity, stress, women's health No Comments »
