Barbara Morris is working on a new book. The working title is I'm Not Goin' There: A Gutsy Girlfriend Guide for Boomer Women Who Don't Want to Spend Their Golden Years Cuddling with Their Cats.
After announcing the upcoming book in her newsletter, Barbara received some wonderful feedback from a medical doctor. In part the doctor wrote that her ...
"... New Year’s resolution after reading your book is to drop the age reference thing as, alas, I am guilty of this and even worse, of doing the ‘how old do you think I am’ routine.
You’re right – it’s so ageing and a dead giveaway and I’ll never do it again!!
... I’m also going to ask my friends to please, please stop sending those ghastly joke e-mails along the lines of ‘you know you’re getting older when…’ or jokes about senior moments.
I feel as if they relate to someone who’s not me, but even worse I feel concerned that my largely medical friends are talking themselves into old age decades before the event."
I'm a longtime Barbara Morris fan and am pleased whenever I hear more people picking up on her philosophy.
The doctor's comments made me realize how many of those annoying old age e-mails I receive myself. I'm now looking at them in a new light.
This issue reminds me of when women started asking for equal pay for equal work and demanding that sexist terms which belittle women be eradicated (at least) from the workplace.
It's a very similar struggle.
The words we use DO shape the way we think.
Do you get a lot of those e-mails too? What do you think of them?
[You can read the rest of the doctor’s letter at Barbara’s Put Old on Hold Journal.]
Tags: no to retirement, stay active, avoid early disability, retirement dreams, active retirement, productive retirement, anti-aging lifestyle, lifestyle choices
Saturday, February 11, 2012
The Words We Use DO Shape the Way We Think
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Welcome, Gamze, and thank you.
What does your blog title mean and what language is that?
I enjoyed browsing but couldn't read a word ;-(
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