- "Cell Hell"
- Middle Age the Middleman
- Your Life Sentence
- Having A Child in College
- Finding Your Passion
- Old Friends
- Perfectionism
- Coach Henderson
- Breast Cancer
- Learning to laugh at yourself
- Making time for good friends
- Are you a perfectionist?
Is that a good thing? - Saying goodbye with a mother's special gift
- 'Empty Nest' doesn't have to mean 'emptiness'
- Dealing with frustration
- Getting through major disappointments
“Liz delivers a thought-provoking style and an uncommon respect to her guest and her audience.”
Larry England,
Clarke Broadcasting
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LizLines on Old Friends
I just returned from a wonderful weekend with several Mary Baldwin College friends that I hadn't seen in 24 (yes, 24) years!
We all gathered in beautiful San Francisco for our dear friend's first wedding.We all gathered in beautiful San Francisco for our dear friend's first wedding. I knew it would be fun being there for that occasion but I absolutely underestimated how wonderful it would be getting together with the college buds! In fact, it could have been 1979 all over again!
There we were, Jane, Cat, Kris, Tance, Mary, Gabby and me! Though we were busy talking, laughing and going, I think that we each observed the same thing in our own way–this is one group of impressive women!!! All strong yet soft, savvy, smart, and successful in our own respective ways. We all enjoy our husbands, love being mothers to our children and still have time for our friends and other interests. Fortunately, everyone was holding their own in the "age department", too!
Lately, I had been observing, with great angst, groups of older ladies wherever I would go--restaurants, parties, church and malls. I would swallow a little harder wondering if that would be me one day? Will I really look like that, act like that, wear those clothes and have that kind of hair? After this weekend, I know that the answer is yes!
"Those" women are just like "we" were this weekend–they're together, they're happy and they feel like they always felt–young and carefree.
Wrinkles and a few extra pounds don't make us lesser women or less enjoyable friends. They don't make our laughter less robust or our friendship less important. Rather, they make us feel like old comfortable shoes–well worn but not worn out!
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