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| Acknowledgements | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. xiii |
| How to Use This Book | p. xix |
| Thoughts, Cultural Attitudes, and Myths about Women Aging | p. 3 |
| When They Were Our Age | |
| Myths to Not Live By | |
| Living in the Present | |
| Changing Tempo | |
| Being Vulnerable | |
| Aging Can Be Fun? | |
| Accepting Change | |
| Age Grief | |
| Ages and Stages | |
| Aging Is Another Country | |
| An Attitude of Gratitude | |
| An Attitude of Solitude | |
| Birthdays | |
| Saying What I Mean | |
| The Decision | |
| Waiting | |
| Our Self-Image | p. 31 |
| Becoming Invisible | |
| You Don't Look Like a Grandma! | |
| Who Is That Old Woman? | |
| Sagging Faces and Liver Spots | |
| High Maintenance | |
| Feeling Young Inside | |
| Old Bodies, New Again | |
| Proud of Our Wrinkles | |
| Looking Good | |
| Now Who Am I? | |
| Strong in a Youth-Obsessed World | |
| Our Minds | p. 49 |
| Your Brain Is a Muscle | |
| Senior Moments | |
| Mind/Body Connection | |
| Losing Things | |
| Is It Menopause or Mental Pause? | |
| Memory, What Memory? | |
| Continued Learning | |
| Brain Growth | |
| Our Emotions | p. 62 |
| Bad Moods | |
| Is It Sadness or Depression? | |
| How Not to Stress Out in One Easy Lesson | |
| Living with Loss | |
| Happiness, Optimism, and Longevity | |
| Winter Sunrise | |
| Yielding | |
| Our Fears | p. 74 |
| Fear of Aging | |
| Alone, Alive, and Worried | |
| Fear of Being a Burden | |
| Fear of Pain | |
| Fear of Losing Control | |
| Oh No, Not Public Transportation! | |
| Fear of Dying | |
| Fear of Abuse | |
| Fear of Being a Bag Lady | |
| Fear of Asking for Help | |
| Fear of the Future | |
| Our Love Lives and Relationships | p. 93 |
| Get Hugged! | |
| Expressing Your Sexual Self | |
| When Husbands Die | |
| Long Married | |
| When the One You Love Is Ill | |
| Divorce after 50 | |
| Trusting Yourself in Relationship | |
| Dating after 50 | |
| Choosing Commitment after 50 | |
| Our Spiritual Self | p. 114 |
| Spirituality and Health | |
| Spirit in the Silence | |
| Obituaries and Inspiration | |
| Journaling the Days | |
| Intuition and Wisdom | |
| Finding Peace | |
| Choosing to Be Authentic | |
| Are You a Goddess? | |
| Liberation from Material Things | |
| Our Creative Self | p. 132 |
| It's Never Too Late to Create! | |
| Claiming the Creative Self | |
| Creativity and Health | |
| Dancing from a Wheelchair | |
| Put It on Paper! | |
| Creativity and Longevity | |
| Write a Poem | |
| Write a Book? | |
| Our Health | p. 145 |
| Consider the Source | |
| Yoga and Yogurt | |
| Food Is My Friend | |
| The Longevity Test | |
| Why Should I Exercise!? | |
| Where Are My Glasses!? | |
| What You Don't "No" Can Hurt You | |
| What Did You Say? | |
| Uteruses and Vaginas | |
| Sleeping | |
| Physical Disability | |
| Heart Health | |
| Healing Pets | |
| Don't Fall Down! | |
| Coffee and the Pee-Pee Dance | |
| Chew on This | |
| Breasts | |
| Medical Directives | |
| Our Living Spaces | p. 177 |
| Thoughts on Aunt Grace | |
| Staying in Your Home | |
| Gardening and Growing | |
| Color Your World (Feng Shui) | |
| Soulful Living Space | |
| Simplifying | |
| Paint and Wallpaper | |
| Selling Your House | |
| Retirement Living Spaces | |
| Downsizing: Preparing a Move to a Smaller, More Manageable Home | |
| Living Alone and Liking It | |
| Empty Nests with Silver Linings | |
| Clutter: You Can't Take It with You! | |
| Leaving Home | |
| Our Families | p. 201 |
| An Easy-to-Visit Elder | |
| Moving to the Circumference | |
| New Grandma | |
| Grandmothering 101 | |
| Distance Grandparenting | |
| Caregiving Grandchildren | |
| Caregiving Our Parents | |
| Parenting "Old" Children | |
| Changing Places: Moving in with Your Kids | |
| Robotic Romeo | |
| Unfinished Family Business | |
| Creating a Family History | |
| Our Friends | p. 224 |
| What Matters | |
| The Company of Other Women | |
| Companions on the Journey | |
| Making New Friends and Cleaning Out the Old | |
| When Friends Die | |
| Where Is Everybody? | |
| Class Reunions | |
| The Yeah-Yeah Sisterhood | |
| Our Play | p. 238 |
| Are We Having Fun Yet? | |
| Laughing Out Loud | |
| A Sense of Humor | |
| Challenges and Possibilities | |
| Wonder Years | |
| Traveling Adventures | |
| Juicy Curiosity | |
| Our Inner Child Never Grows Old | |
| Our Work | p. 251 |
| Reactivate Your Dream | |
| Doing What You Love | |
| Do You Have a Calling? | |
| The Entrepreneurial Spirit | |
| Working Retirement | |
| Too Young to Retire | |
| Too Old to Get a Job? | |
| What Now? | |
| Our Finances | p. 267 |
| Getting Advice | |
| Giving to Your Kids While You're Still Alive | |
| Helping Your Aging Parents | |
| Living Well on Less | |
| Money and Stuff | |
| Planning Retirement | |
| Wealth and Happiness | |
| Looking Forward | p. 283 |
| Future Dreams | |
| The Freedom to Change | |
| Feeling New Again | |
| Doors and Windows | |
| Becoming Human | |
| Harvesting the Past | |
| Get on with Living | |
| Starting Over | |
| A Support for the Young | |
| Living Forever | |
| Leaving a Legacy | |
| For Future Generations | |
| Study Guide | p. 309 |
| Bibliography | p. 321 |
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