By Marianne Clyde One woman’s story on a search for authenticity as told to me. I sat by the window, a blank journal in front of me, seeking a path to personal authenticity. The desire to be true to myself burned within me, but I wasn't sure where to begin. Lost in my thoughts, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, letting it out slowly. I spent quite a bit of time in self-reflection. I...
By Marianne Clyde What do Joan of Arc, Queen Elizabeth, Marie Curie and YOU have in common? They and many others have achieved incredible results in their lives and literally changed the world. How does a woman (or anyone) become a legend? Here are a few things that they have in common: They have a clear vision of where they are going. They have a solid set of values that they follow no matter...
By Marianne Clyde Don’t let the title scare you. I actually plan to live a long full life. As I hope you do. However, as much as I am an advocate of the principle that we are co-creators with God, and nobody has control over me but me, I am also aware that there are times when LIFE just happens. There is a natural disaster. There is a frightening diagnosis. Someone we love dies or is in an...
By Marianne Clyde I know what I want. But how can you quantify what 57,000,000 women over 50 want? And that’s just in the United States. I see articles about what women want in a man, about how they want to be treated in the workplace and what they want to wear…but I think it’s impossible to make generalizations on a grand scale. Having said that, I just spoke to a beautiful woman going on 60...
By Marianne Clyde I've been thinking about regrets lately. You know, the ones that niggle in the back of your head when you least expect it. The thoughts about how I made mistakes as a mom, wondering if my kids wish I had done things differently; of course there's the way we handled the divorce...always could have been better. The thoughts about if I had made a different decision here or a...
