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Hello, Commitment? Gotcha! I’m Making You Mine.

January 1, 2020 by D. A. Wolf 6 Comments

Do you enter a new year with resolutions and resolve? Or might you choose a word or principle to guide you?

Filed Under: Morning Musing Tagged With: chronic pain, determination, discipline, healthy eating, motivation, new year, persistence, welcoming the new year

“I’m Doing the Best I Can”

June 28, 2019 by D. A. Wolf 5 Comments

Accepting limitations. So. Damn. Hard.

Filed Under: Morning Musing Tagged With: aging, attitude, determination, frustration, gratitude, health and well-being, healthcare, introspection, over 50, over 60, pain management, positive attitude, real women real life, starting over

Coping Strategies? I Say, Whatever Works if It’s Healthy

June 10, 2019 by D. A. Wolf 7 Comments

How to deal with…

Filed Under: Featured, Lifestyle Tagged With: addiction, anxiety, bad habits, change, coping, coping with loss, determination, healthy behaviors, listening, motivation, psychology, real women real life, stress management

Getting Back on the Horse

April 8, 2019 by D. A. Wolf 6 Comments

It’s not about the fall, is it?

Filed Under: Morning Musing Tagged With: aging, aging gracefully, complete ramble, determination, fear, introspection, just life, real women real life, resilience, taking a risk, writing from life

How Many Failures Will Lead to Success?

August 1, 2018 by D. A. Wolf 10 Comments

The power of a win.

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Starting Over Tagged With: definitions of success, determination, failure, motivation, real women real life, relocation, resilience, serendipity, starting over, success, taking risk, well being

When a Small Win Is a Big Deal

July 7, 2017 by D. A. Wolf 4 Comments

Incremental wins yield big, bold results.

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: creative problem-solving, definitions of success, determination, motivation, patience, persistence, real women real life, success

Resilience: On Defeating Disappointment

April 24, 2017 by D. A. Wolf 15 Comments

Resilience. A skill you can develop?

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Starting Over Tagged With: change, determination, emotions, failure, habits, life skills, middle-age, midlife, motivation, over 50, over 60, positive attitude, resilience, starting over, success, work life

“You Are Stronger Than You Think”

March 28, 2017 by D. A. Wolf 2 Comments

Persevering, persevering, persevering.

Filed Under: Featured, Lifestyle Tagged With: community, determination, fatigue, health and well-being, motivation, psychology, success, success and failure, women's issues

Relocating? No. Cowards. Allowed.

September 8, 2016 by D. A. Wolf 20 Comments

Moving at 50+? Read on…

Filed Under: Starting Over Tagged With: aging, aging gracefully, change, determination, moving, real women real life, relocating, relocation, starting over

Facing the Good, the Bad, and the Future

December 31, 2015 by D. A. Wolf Leave a Comment

To appreciate a good job, a good relationship, even good health — must we have lived through bad experiences? Looking forward, with a nod to what has come before.

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: chronic pain, determination, expectations, healthcare, jobs, Lifestyle, managing expectations, new year, positive attitude, Relationships, society

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