Thanks Dotsie. The direct link helps.

Hi --- it took me a while to figure out how to enter the forum. Thanks for your kind words. Sincerely,
Pam

Wonderful! We are so happy to have you. Although you given us "your story" would you like to share more of it? We are all ears!

JJ

Dear JJ -- thanks for asking for more of my story. Let me start with where I am today. After my brain altering accident and approximately two years of rehabilitation, I am almost 100% my age again! The Next Fifty Years came out in September 2005 and it's been a whirlwind ever since. My private practice is busier than ever, I'm speaking all over the place and I'm working on the next book (An Evolving Woman). After my two week vacation in Maine where I do most of my writing, I'll be speaking at the WomanSage conference in Stamford, Connecticut. Can't wait to be with such a large (400-600) group of middle age and beyond women. Have to go now, it's 7:35am and my day is about to begin --- but first things first. I will sit at my desk and write my usual gratitude list before I get dressed. Today's list will include how grateful I am to be part of this forum. Have a great day! Pam

A gratitude list sounds like a wonderful way to start the day Pamela!
Glad you have joined us.

I for one would love to hear what a typical day for you would include. And could you give us a peek inside An Evolving Woman?

JJ

Pamela wow! What a wonderful life you have decribed. I can hardly wait to read the book. You sound like a lady that took her adversity and turned it into a positive. We here at the forum are so lucky you stopped by and hope you'll remain and become a member. There is much we can learn from a lady like yourself. Welcome....

Well, I don't know that I ever have any typical days. However, today was one of those that was exhausting. Most days I'm up at 6:30. Eat breakfast with a cup of coffee then on to the treadmill where I watch an inspiring DVD for 30 minutes. These days I'm watching The Secret (available at Thesecret.tv) which illuminates and describes how the law of attraction works in the Universe. Sometimes I watch a Caroline Myss DVD, or something by Wayne Dwyer, Andrew Weil or Christiane Northrup. After my shower, I get to my email, writing my gratitude list and then to checking what clients I've got for the day, pulling their files, and getting a to do list ready for my assistant.

I'm working on two current projects. One is called, "Inspirations for the Next Fifty Years", a 45 minute audio CD based on the book which contains uplifting thoughts and guidance for the woman over 50. It also includes a visualization to help the listener feel connected to other women. As the book does, the CD provides spiritual inspiration and ideas to help the listener discover new meaning and purpose for their next 50 years. So that project is almost complete --- just waiting for the producer to tweak it a bit.

The other project is my next book "An Evolving Woman". When I wrote "The Next Fifty Years" I had just turned 50. Now that I'm 58 and closing in on 60, a spiritual deepening is occuring in my life --- I'm evolving! And I believe we keep evolving our entire lives (and maybe even beyond that). In any case, "An Evolving Woman" will be a book that keeps baby boomer woman thinking and in touch with their own evolving spirits through journaling and exercises. I'm thinking of making it a day-by-day format, but I'm undecided. My publishers are very interested and I'll get a majority of it outlined while I'm in Maine next week.

It's Friday night and time to have my weekly martini with my husband on the deck. Hope you all have a beautiful weekend... more later. Pam

Now if this all isn't an inspiring and uplifting way to start the weekend, then I don't know what is....thank you so much for expanding on it all. I can't wait until your next post!

Ladies, if you have questions, by all means go ahead and post them!

JJ

I really love the whole entire concept for "Evolving Woman". I think it is so important to hold onto that belief that we are constantly growing and changing and learning. We keep ourselves so busy sometimes we tune out to that, we miss the opportunity.