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Age really doesn't play a part with me.  I am who I am -- that has never changed!  I'm a former high school English teacher, but now I am back in the business world. I have a passion for traveling and a newfound passion for writing.

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How did you get to where you are now?

I have been thrown some curveballs, but then who hasn't had some curveballs thrown at them by this age?  I was widowed at 44.  This was a major life-changing event for me.  I felt so old -- old beyond my years.  I've come to incorporate my husband's death into who I am today.  I've learned that life is very transient and that you can't wait forever to take a leap of faith at times.  I don't like the word "closure" when it comes to talking about death.  We never "close" those individuals who have died.  Knowing them is an important part of who we are as women.

How do you see yourself differently now than you did 10 years ago?

I never knew I was such a resilient person.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

I see myself traveling to far off exotic places -- either by myself or with someone who is very special to me.

a postcard to my younger self

Hi, Marian,

Hang on!  The road takes some twists and turns, but in the end, the view is worth it!

xxoo,

Me

 

my role models

My role models -- my mother, hands down.  She has taught me to live with grace.  My sister -- another woman who has always had my back.  I would also have to say Nancy Drew.  After reading all of her books, I have learned that being a good sleuth is never a bad thing to be!

my posts

Dinner with his sons…and how I survived

Posted in family & relationships, home & garden, Leap Gracefully on January 15, 2012

Sometimes you just can't worry about first impressions

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Emergency Room Divorce and the Lesson I Learned

Posted in family & relationships, Leap Gracefully on March 29, 2011

They say that truth is stranger than fiction.  I believe it.  There is no way I could have made up this story.

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Face to face with the ex-wife

Posted in family & relationships, fashion & beauty, Leap Gracefully on March 08, 2011

Of all the people to run into, I happen to bump into her on the street... why me?

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I date him, but I don’t know what to call him

Posted in family & relationships, Leap Gracefully, love & sex on February 22, 2011

The man I'm dating will be 60 next month.  Does the word "boyfriend" really fit?

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Yoga… let me count the ways

Posted in health & fitness, Leap Gracefully, spirituality on February 05, 2011

"Lean forward so that you're looking to the future, but not living in it."

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my comments

Response to: Dinner with his sons...and how I survived

Comment posted on January 18, 2012 at 11:37 pm:
"Thanks, Magnolia, for your very wise words!  Marian..." (read comment)

Response to: New relationship @ 55

Comment posted on October 14, 2011 at 12:07 am:
"This kind of news is not the type of thing that one keeps to himself.  I'm dating a man who told me the first time that I met him that he had been divorced twice.  I admit it... it was a little surprising to me, but I'm glad that he told me right a..." (read comment)

Response to: All We Need Is Love?

Comment posted on September 8, 2011 at 12:26 pm:
"I'm not so sure about marriage at this point in my life.  I'm 55; he's 60 with 3 dependent sons and an ex-wife who pops in and out of the picture.  We have been seeing each other for almost 2 years, and I truly have the best of both worlds. I love..." (read comment)

Response to: Emergency Room Divorce and the Lesson I Learned

Comment posted on April 5, 2011 at 12:45 pm:
"What a sad story.  You just never know the hsitory that we all carry with us...." (read comment)

Response to: Face to face with the ex-wife

Comment posted on April 4, 2011 at 6:01 pm:
"I agree with you 100%!  It is a waste of energy, and if there's one thing I don't like to do -- it's waste my time on something. Thank you for the compliment.  We're all a work in progress.  ..." (read comment)