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The Healing Power of Animals - Jane's Mindful Musings

We are social animals and require connection to other living beings to feel a sense of belonging and love. Animals fulfill our need for company, to be loved, and our profound need to love other beings.

Finding Your Voice - Jane's Mindful Musings

We want to tell stories about middle age and, beyond that, help women look forward to aging rather than fearing it. Our generation is the most educated, experienced, healthy, and active group of middle-aged and older women in history.

Embracing Bodily Change - Jane's Mindful Musings

The most important thing is to move your body, and do so with loving-kindness. We go through big changes in mid-life and beyond, so we must give ourselves ample kindness and support, just as we would someone we love.

Learning to Let Go - Jane's Mindful Musings

Midlife and beyond is a time to turn our attention inward, re-evaluate what creates positivity and joy in our life and making space for it by letting go of what no longer serves its purpose.

Seven Logics For a Happy Life - Jane's Mindful Musings

We need to take responsibility for our own happiness and not blame others or external situations for your unhappiness. Happiness is something that you choose to work towards everyday.

Pleasure Without Guilt - Jane's Mindful Musings, Rambler Cafe

Embracing Pleasure Without Guilt - Jane's Mindful Musings

As an adult I felt guilty about eating chocolate bars and I tried to switch to dark chocolate. But my palate does not enjoy bitter flavors and why should I not feel happy enjoying a sweet, milky chocolate bar?

Friendship Among Women - Jane's Mindful Musings

Midlife and beyond is a time to give more attention to how and who we want to spend our time with. It's a time when we rely on our friendships for support and connection more than ever. So how do we create, nurture, and maintain our friendships?

Challenging Yourself - Jane's Mindful Musings, Rambler Cafe Blog

Time to Challenge Yourself - Jane's Mindful Musings

Now is a time to reignite our childhood curiosities or interests and passions we lost along the way in the busyness of our adult lives. This is a time to remind ourselves of our pure joy when experiencing something new.

Letting Go of Self Comparison - Jane's Mindful Musings, Rambler Cafe Blog

Letting Go of Comparison to Others - Jane's Mindful Musings

Remind yourself that no matter where you are on this journey, you're not failing, and you're not weird, behind, or ahead on some arbitrary timeline. This type of frustration is not only normal but an opportunity for growth and is part of what makes us human.

Embracing Our Bodies - Jane's Mindful Musings

We do ourselves a disservice when we judge our bodies as too big, too small, too fat, too thin, and (especially at this point in our lives) too old! As we grow and evolve, so do our bodies.

Authenticity Through Fashion - Jane's Mindful Musings

Let's not forget that we are still as sexy and confident as ever. We can rock that LBD or a red hot number with style and unapologetic confidence. Don't be afraid to be seen in all your midlife and beyond glory.

Practicing Self-Compassion - Jane's Mindful Musings

Self-confidence can make you feel better about your abilities, but self-compassion, more importantly, will make you feel better about yourself. I belief that self-compassion, even more than confidence, has the power to positively change our lives.

Live Your Authentic Life - Jane's Mindful Musings

You don't need an upheaval to give yourself permission to live your authentic life. No one can tell you when the time is right for you. Simply, give yourself permission to be you—the real, authentic, beautiful version of you that fulfills your life.

The Healthy Mature Brain - Jane's Mindful Musings

Supporting a Healthy Mature Brain - Jane's Mindful Musings

Now 60 years old and being fully into menopause, I'm not new to this rodeo, but I still get frustrated with my memory. Our brains are complex and we know so little about how they work, but there things you can do to maintain brain health as you age.

Trail Magic on Juan de Fuca Trail - Jane's Mindful Musings

The magic of the trail is that you meet so many people willing to help you along on your journey. Hearing our dilemma, a fellow hiker gave me one of her hiking poles so I could continue my journey. No expectation of ever seeing us again or returning her pole.

Nurturing Our Minds - Jane's Mindful Musings

We will always have negative thoughts, and we can't just ignore or will them away. We need to grow a habit of mindfulness, recognizing the negative thoughts and learning to let them go. Not to get stuck in them, believing them to be true.

Journey of Transformation - Jane's Mindful Musings

Having always priding myself on being fit, strong and agile, this was a difficult situation to accept. Due to the kindness of a stranger, who gave me one of her hiking poles, I was able to move forward one more day than I would have been able to otherwise.

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