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 10th, 2013 
Connie A UNIQUE MOTHER’S DAY TRIBUTE We send cards and flowers. We gather the family and take her to lunch or on a picnic. We remember our mother’s in many ways. Thanks to a few women artists in Marin County, California, our community is participating in a new, meaningful way of expressing sentiments to our moms. […]
December 13th, 2012 Connie Winter Solstice: Holiday Gifts of Light, Love and Transformation. Many cultures have celebrations of light at Winter Solstice. In addition to the lights of Christmas, there is Hanukkah with its brightly colored menorahs and the lighting of Kwanzaa candles. In Pagan tradition, the holiday called Yule, takes place on the solstice, the shortest day […]
May 31st, 2012 Connie Brene Brown’s Ted Talk on Vulnerability is Key to Loving Relationships. Watch this Inspiring YouTube Video. Even if you’ve seen this amazing Ted Talk, I encourage you to watch it again. Here are 10 highlights from her talk for you to save and share: “Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as […]
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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 4 Comments » 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 10th, 2011 Connie A 9-11 Memorial to a True American Hero 10 Years Later A chance encounter in a Greenwich Village restaurant in August, 2001 altered the course of my life and work. My friend, Pam, introduced me to her friends—Nicole and Frank DeMartini— who were seated at a nearby table. It’s difficult to explain how it was […]
Posted in September 11 Tags: 10 years later, 10th anniversay of 9-11, 9-11, 9-11 heroes, 9-11 tribute, 911 memorial, Frank DeMartini, gratitude, ground zero, happiness, heroes, joy, joyworks, love, Memorable Holidays, Pablo Ortiz, Positive Psychology, Retreats, Science of Happiness, TLC video of frank demartinin, Tribute, world trade center, WTC 1 Comment » 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 » May 16th, 2011 Connie Protect Your Health and The Health of Your Loved Ones by Avoiding GMOs! In recent years, the nature of our food supply has come into sharper focus: human rights, organics, sustainability, and animal cruelty are all issues at the forefront. Biotechnology – specifically Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) – are no exception to the hot debate. […]
Posted in Health Tags: allergies, autoimmune diseases, biotechnology, fashion, FDA, fertility, food labeling, Genetically Modified Organisms, GMOs, Hawaiian papaya, health, herbicide resistance, infertility, irregular cell growth, joy, Longevity, love, non-gmo project, nutrition, organic foods, pesticide resistance, spirituality, Travel, USDA, vitality, women over 50, Women over 50 blog, women's health No Comments » May 8th, 2011 Connie Honoring and Remembering Our Mothers ** “A mother’s happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.” ~HonorĂ© de Balzac As I write this, I am looking at a photo of my mother, Bertie, whose smile lit up the world. She brought a […]
Posted in Mothers Tags: American Airlines, American Airlines Kiwis, Boomer Women, Boomers, early death from aneurysm, gratitude, Holiday Tips, how to celebrate mothers day, Kiwi Club, Loehmanns, loss of mother, love, Memorable Holidays, Memories, mothers, Mothers day, vigin Mary Day, women over 50, Women's blogs 1 Comment » April 18th, 2011 Connie Women, Sex and Aging: Tips and Tools for more Enjoyment It’s long been acknowledged that for human beings, sex is a need, not a luxury. So how do we deal with some of the common problems related to sex and aging? These can include diminishing sex drive (which is unfortunately much more common among women), […]
Posted in Sex Tags: Aging, aging and sex, blog for boomers, blogs for women over 50, Boomer Women, Boomer womens blog, Boomers, fitness, Happy Mood, love, mental health, Motivation, over 60, Sex and Aging, Sex toys, sexy senior women, Tantric sex, vibrators, vitality, Women, women over 50 6 Comments »
