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Passionate Sparks™... Passionate Sparks™ for Life - A compliment of information on Aging, Women, Baby Boomers, Seniors and Senior Lifestyles, Women's Issues, Medical Information, Articles, News Releases, Websites, Events and Engagements.
"The beauty and mystery of this life is not in arriving at answers but in the process of seeking!"... Susan Sarandon
"Self confidence, charisma, and joy, empowers a fifty + woman to reach for the stars!"... Shirley W. Mitchell
"The indomitable spirit of the Fabulous after 50® woman who faces mid life changes head on, determined to prevail and make life better, will enjoy the grand finale of life, as she ends up a winner"... Shirley W. Mitchell
"Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is a beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is life, fight for it!"... Mother Teresa
"I am today what yesterday has made me; Tomorrow I will be changed by todays experiences"... Meili
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The Passionate Sparks Host
Shirley W. Mitchell, known as "The Golden Egg of Aging™", is a National Author/Writer/Syndicated Columnist/Speaker and Celebrity Radio Talk Show Host. We call her "The Original Baby Boomer Promoter™" because of her tremendous insight years previous to the coming of the "Baby Boomer Wave of Aging Younger". Ms. Mitchell is the Business Owner of "Fabulous after 50®", "Sensational after 60®" and "Aging Outside the Box®" Media Groups. Shirley is the Author of 10 books including "Fabulous after 50®" and "Sensational after 60®", and the Co-Author of 5 books including "101 Great Ways To Improve Your Life". She is the Columnist of the Syndicated "Fabulous after Fifty™" On-Line Column and a Featured Columnist for "Senior Lifestyle Magazine". She is the Celebrity Radio Talk Show Host of the Syndicated Radio Shows "Aging Outside the Box®" and "Aging Outside the Box® Christian Spiritual Sparks™". Shirley is a member of the American Society on Aging, American Senior Benefits Association, National Association for Female Executives, American Business Women’s Association, Red Hat Society and the Diva Web of Fame. A Dale Carnegie Graduate, she is a Competent Toastmaster with Toastmasters International. Ms. Mitchell is Managed and Represented by Lighthouse Coastal Productions in Alabama.
To Schedule Ms. Mitchell for an Event, Speaking Engagement or Author Signing contact: Agent @ lighthousecoastal.com. For Guest or Sponsor Information on our Syndicated Radio Shows go to Aging Outside the Box®. I sincerely hope you enjoy my Passionate Sparks™ for Life !
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Newsletter Sparks
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 - "Fabulous after Fifty™" is my weekly On-Line Syndicated Column fashioned after my weekly Newspaper Column called, "Lace Over Steel", then changing to "Fabulous after Fifty™", that was printed 24+ years every Thursday in the Sand Mountain Reporter of Albertville, Alabama. We currently have around 660 Articles on FAF, and once completed, there will be over 1,500. Also be sure to visit Ageless Living where you will find older Articles in several National magazines that I wrote, or had written about me.
 - Are you Celebrating Your Gift of Years..? Making it a Grand Adventure..? You Can ! Start today Soaring to New Heights of Excellence, Inspiring Maturing Possibilities Living your Journey of Hopes, Dreams and Passions. Do you have Attitude with Class & Style..? Are you Illuminating the Important Second Half of Your Life..? We are in a new era of excitement and possibilities with new discoveries, new people and new events being planned. A most colorful time that brings us into, and starts off with a uniqueness all it's own. Vitality is keeping oneself busy and exercising the body and mind. New directions, avenues, adventures and new people make it a time to enjoy and share.
- We as Americans are taking Health and our Lifestyles more seriously in todays age. With Social Networking a top priority now on the Internet, we are seeing more people using the net to inquire about Health and Medical concerns. More so now because of the economic situation, job and financial losses, more people are turning to BLOGS, Audio and Video Sites, and Social Pages to get answers on what concerns them most. Technology is not the complete answer, but a way to fast forward from the good ole days!
- "Based on the numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau, there are more Boomers born from 1956 through 1964 than born from 1946 through 1955. Our back-of-the-envelope calculation indicates that, August 15, 2007, was the day the 39,000,000th (out of 78 million) Boomer turned 50. So today there are officially more Boomers over the age of 50 than under"... Matt Thornhill & John Martin - The Boomer Project
- International Council on Active Aging - This new online service focuses on the health and well-being of both adults ages 50 and older and the organizations that cater to this age group. With ICAA-TV, users will gain access to streaming video interviews with experts, and news from industry suppliers. Users will also be able to share their news, knowledge and expertise by posting videos.
- If you are an Author be sure to sign-up for an Amazon Author Page - It's Free ! And don't forget to sign up at these additional Literary Sites for your FREE Space too - WritersNet, AuthorsDen, Published Authors, Arte Comunicarte, Library Thing, WorldCat, GoodReads, Red Room, filedby author, Plaxo and NextCat !
- Healthline has partnered with GE to launch 3D "BodyMaps-Corps Humain Virtuel" - a web based human body visualization tool that enables health information consumers to understand more about human anatomy. This new tool is similar to Google's Body, but whereas the latter is more of a technology demonstration, Healthline BodyMaps is created to be more of an information resource. Paired with Healthline's database of health information, which is curated and semantically organized by medical practitioners, you could think of this tool as a sort of three dimensional school text book. You can search by keyword for a particular organ and search suggestions as an aide memoir to particular medical names - for example, 'fibula'.
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Aging: Opportunity Or Ordeal ©
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Aging: Opportunity Or Ordeal ©
by Shirley W. Mitchell, Author, Writer, Syndicated Columnist, Speaker & Celebrity Talk Show Host
Do you think Aging is an ordeal rather than an opportunity? Yes, aging is a time of transition. Transition is defined as a passage from one place to another; change. It's your choice how you spend your bonus decades. You are president of your life. With the wisdom of years of life experiences, life could be richer.
Here are the seven ways to enjoy the last half of life and consider it an opportunity. First, let the child within you play. Yes, fun is fine. Give yourself permission to have fun. Look inside yourself and discover what makes you joyful, happy and hopeful. Each person has their own special ways to have fun. Laughter boosts the spirit and immune system. The legendary Minnie Pearl said, "Laughter is a drug and I'm totally addicted."
Hang out with people you like who take you to a higher place in life. Also, make time and space for yourself - a time for getting to know yourself, a time of meditation. Be like Mireille Guiliano, author of "French Women Don't Get Fat." Eat for pleasure. Eat the healthy foods. Eat several small meals a day and make a celebration. Delicious food, served in a beautiful atmosphere and shared with a good friend is divine.
The only thing you are in complete control of is your attitude. A positive attitude will open many wonderful doors of adventure, opportunities and possibilities. A positive attitude makes you approachable, causing new friendships, work opportunties and play opportunities. High energy is a hot commodity for "Fabulous after 50" people. How do you achieve a high energy level? Exercise your body, soul and spirit. Remember, love is the oil that takes the friction out of life.
And number seven is faith. Remember, Jesus is the life preserver that keeps us from drowning in the sea of aging.
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 - We are thrilled to announce that starting tomorrow, June 23rd, at 11:30am, Growing Bolder TV is available on one of the nation's most popular channels for lifestyle and how-to content! Presenting the best of public television's lifestyle programs, Create TV is produced and distributed by American Public Television (APT), WNET.ORG and WGBH Boston in association with NETA and PBS. Growing Bolder is now seen in 92% of the country -- so chances are, we're on near you! A few Stats about GB: ...Airs on 560 public TV stations ...Airs in 47 states ...15,000+ telecasts and counting! Create TV is just an additional place to find us! We'll air Thursdays through the summer, at 11:30am, 5:30PM and 11:30PM and other times through the week as well. If you'd like to see when Growing Bolder is airing in your area, you can visit the TV Schedule tool on CreateTV.com or the Where to Watch page on GrowingBolderTV.com. Create TV is also offered as a free, digital television broadcast service by many local public television stations. Growing Bolder is produced by an Emmy award-winning team and delivers empowering stories that inspire audiences of all ages to believe that it's never too late to achieve their dreams. Alabama Public TV - TV Schedule.
 - This June was the first-ever National Prevention and Wellness Month - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health is compiling a database of stakeholders interested in older woman health to share information on research, policies, events, and programs. If you or your organization wants to be included, you can Sign-Up On-Line.
- With so much technology in use, we can get On-Line just about everywhere! But if you're one of those out-and-about types, here are a few ways to keep your personal information personal while you're out in public thanks to my friends at Trend Micro...
• Try to avoid Wi-Fi hotspots that have no password protection at all.
• If a venue you're in says it has free Wi-Fi, confirm the name of the network before logging on. Otherwise you may log onto a dummy network set up by opportunistic cyberthieves trying to camouflage their true intentions.
• Set your computer to block incoming traffic and disable filesharing. Both Mac OS X and Windows have security settings that let you do this.
• Use password-saving software so that you don't have to manually type in passwords while you're on a public network—this will help thwart keyloggers, which track every keystroke you make in the hopes of discovering your passwords.
• Don't check your bank balance or pay credit cards when you're out and about. Wait until you're on a password-protected, encrypted connection that you know you can trust.
...Taking these steps can go a long way in keeping your data, privacy and your computer protected the next time you access public Wi-Fi hotspots. And in a recent post, Microsoft says "One Out of every14 Downloads Is Malware" ! Be careful out there !
- Oct. 1, 2011... 9am-5:15PM-EDT... "Publishers, Agents & Media Institute" Kennesaw State University Social Science Building Room 10191000 Chastain Road Kennesaw, GA 30144. The Master Of Arts In Professional Writing Program and The Georgia Writers Association have teamed up to present this premier event for writers on the campus of Kennesaw State University. The Publishers, Agents & Media Institute is a one-of-a kind conference that will draw from the talents of nationally recognized publishers, self-publishers, social media and digital media experts to present a one day event of workshops. Register for the Institute Today ! Speakers include: David Blakesley-Campbell Chair in Technical Communication and Professor of English at Clemson University; David Groff -Editor, Poet, Writer and a Scout and Editor for Rob Weisbach Creative Management; Vanessa Lowry-Author, Radio Host, Speaker, Graphic Designer and Marketing Consultant; Ahmad Meradji-President and CEO of Booklogix Publishing Services, and Adriann Ranta-Literary Agent at Wolf Literary Services. For More Information Contact: Lisa M. Russell, Administrator Georgia Writers Association lrussel7 @ kennesaw.edu - Find Them on Linked In !
- Aging Outside the Box® Syndicated Media Group consists of two weekly Syndicated Radio Shows produced by Lighthouse Coastal Productions and Hosted by Shirley W. Mitchell, "The Golden Egg of Aging™": Aging Outside the Box® Syndicated Radio Show - Talk Radio With A Twist™ airing every Thursday night at 2PM-HIST, 3PM-AKST, 4PM-PST, 5PM-MST, 6PM-CST, 7PM-EST & 8PM-AST, and Aging Outside the Box® Christian Spiritual Sparks™ airing every Sunday morning at 8am-CST. Aging Outside the Box® features Special Guests and Important Topics like Aging, Baby Boomers, Seniors and Senior Lifestyles, Over 50, Women’s and Men's Issues, Health, Diet, Exercise, Fashion, Beauty, Nutrition, Faith, Travel, Reference and Culinary, along with some of the most important Medical Information of today as we interview Authors, Writers, Speakers, Artists and, Business, Medical and Media Professionals. Guests and Listeners can Send Us an E-Mail to Host @ Agingoutsidethebox.net or "Call-In" to the Show at 1-323-203-0815 or Skype-LA Talk Radio. All Shows are "Archived" in .mp3 format for 24 hour listening pleasure. Aging Outside the Box® Christian Spiritual Sparks™" Syndicated Radio Show is a Program that inspires "Sparks of Christianity" every Sunday morning to help motivate and excite your "Christian Life". Be a Guest or be a Sponsor or do Both !
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Baby Boomers Turning 60 ©
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Baby Boomers Turning 60 ©
by Shirley W. Mitchell, Author, Writer, Syndicated Columnist, Speaker & Celebrity Talk Show Host
With the first of the baby boomers now turning 60, some are looking forward to retirement, while others are trying to decide what they plan to do when they grow up. Life is truly inexhaustible, even beguiling. Each of us looks at life through windows of our own choosing.
Sixty-something is the buzz word as many baby boomers are sixty, fit, and sensational. The practice of personal excellence for superior living is their motto. Fitness gives top priority to good health habits, high self-esteem, and empowerment.
Aging is constant change like waves of the sea. The waves of change can be exciting, magical, and fruitful as we focus on the positive side of change. Age may become a building dance of intrigue and new horizons. Aging during what Dr. Ken Dychtwald calls the "AGE WAVE," is a high-sea adventure. Sixty years on the sea of life buoy us up with experience and strength, so we can welcome - and weather - this next decade.
I'm delighted to explore these seas of change together, to anticipate the deep-sea treasures before us. The possibilities of diminishing family responsibilities gives time and energy for discovering and following our bliss, our passion, to reach toward our creative peak. Thoughts of retirement add to the expectation and hope of activities we have always dreamed about doing. Many exciting prospects loom.
Are the storms of aging producing sky-high waves from the sea of life, waves that threaten to capsize you? Such was the case for my friend and mentor, Kathleen Garrett. My petite, charming, high school home economics teacher and I were having lunch at a local restaurant. Looking at her across the table, I knew she had been experiencing health problems. "How are you feeling? I asked. "You look great!" As we ate, she shared her secret with me. "My doctor at Mayo Clinic gave me a unique prescription," she said, her eyes twinkling. I must have looked puzzled, because she continued, "He advised me to enhance the quality of my life by getting out of bed each morning and saying, "make each day a holiday and each minute a banquet!"
A new day is dawning for the women who are 60 and over. Let your heart be encouraged. When the storms of life hit you - and they will slap the sides of your boat, splashing into your life - never waver, pray for sea legs, and hold onto the captain's wheel. Jesus is the One who quiets the sea, who bids the storms to hush. Stand firm in Him and His power! During our golden, graying years we must keep moving from life to life, watching for the sunrise even in the darkest night, waiting for the calm that comes, inevitably, after the storm.
The Reverend Grady Nutt, formerly of television's "Hee-Haw," spoke a few years ago at a banquet in Cullman, Alabama. His topic, "LIVE EVERYDAY LIKE IT WOULD BE YOUR LAST." He both preached and practiced my friend's "Holiday and Banquet advice." Flying home that night his small plane crashed. God took preacher, comedian, Grady Nutt to his heavenly home.
Heaven is the only certainty for our future. Life on this earth is fragile as a flower. The darkness and despair will wilt it. The sunshine of joy will make it bloom. Though the nighttime is dark, the sun rises each morning with healing wings.
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