The Golden Egg of Aging™

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Shirley W. Mitchell, National Author, Writer, Syndicated Columnist, Speaker and Celebrity Radio Talk Show Host, coined the Phrase, "Exercise Is The Golden Egg of Aging™"... And it certainly shows in this Active, Vibrant Lady who laughs at the word "Retirement" as she intends to keep her goal focused to keep America moving and off the couch - the Flame of the Future is a new mental posture, a new, more Positive Era for Aging. Passion + Persistence + Prevailing = PIZZAZZ... To take our plan on the road across America - to Inspire, Motivate, Excite all the great people in this country and make them aware of the benefits of a Positive Life. To help community based programs working with Aging, Baby Boomers and the Older Generation find alternative methods of positive promotion and successes.

"The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities, and to make the most of one's resources"... Vauvenargues

"It is not what you are underneath. It is what you do that defines you"... Christian Bale

"You can have anything you want, if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose"... Abraham Lincoln

The Golden Glow...

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Known today as "The Golden Egg of Aging™", Shirley W. Mitchell is the owner of the Aging Outside the Box® Syndicated Media Group including "Fabulous after 50®", "Sensational after 60®", "Aging Outside the Box®" and "Aging Outside the Box® Christian Spiritual Sparks™". Shirley is highly recognized as one of the Top Authors, Writers and Speakers on Aging, Senior’s, Senior Lifestyle, the Baby Boomer Generation, Women's Issues and Healthy Lifestyles of Today. 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 for the marketing, promotion of "Positive Aging" - She was writing about, and promoting, a "Positive Aging Lifestyle" before most were even thinking about it! Ms. Mitchell is listed as an Aging & Longevity Expert with Self Growth, Inc.

Shirley is a Mother of Three, Grandmother of Ten and a Great-Grandmother of One. Raised in the South in Northern Alabama on a tenant cotton farm working with all her family members in the tenant cotton fields. Even at that young age she had a "Vision and Passion" to make her life and others' lives more productive, seeing what hard, long work days and getting older did to those around her. Her life "Passion" and "Mission" is to promote "Positive Aging and Vitality in Health". Favorite pastimes are her Faith, spending time with Family, Travel, promoting her Works and Speaking all across the country! Ms. Mitchell has appeared on many Local and National Radio & TV Programs/Shows, and has Authored many articles that have appeared in several National Magazines.

She is the Author of 10 Books including: "The Christian Writer's Desk Diary", "The Beauty of Being God's Woman", "Spiritual Sparks for Busy Women", "Fabulous after 50®" and "Sensational after 60®", and the Co-Author of 5 books including: "Love Notes for Mom", "Love Notes for Dad", "101 Great Ways To Improve Your Life" and "Love Like God: Embracing Unconditional Love". She is the Columnist of the Syndicated "Fabulous after Fifty™" On-Line Column and a Featured Columnist for Senior Lifestyle Magazine. Shirley is also a member of "The Lit Chicks" Literary Writers Critique Group of Sand Mountain Alabama. Ms. Mitchell is completing her writing on 5 more books.

Shirley is the Celebrity Radio Talk Show Host Syndicated Radio Shows "Aging Outside the Box®" and "Aging Outside the Box® Christian Spiritual Sparks™". "Aging Outside the Box®" is a One-Hour LIVE Broadcast Show that 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, Culinary and Literary, along with some of the most important Medical Information of today as we interview Authors, Writers, Speakers, Artists and, Business, Medical and Media Professionals. The Show "Airs" every Thursday night at 2PM-HIST, 3PM-AKST, 4PM-PST, 5PM-MST, 6PM-CST, 7PM-EST & 8PM-AST. "Aging Outside the Box® Christian Spiritual Sparks™" is a Program that inspires "Sparks of Christianity" every Sunday morning with a "Christian Tip" for every day of the upcoming week to help motivate and excite your "Christian Life". Christian Spiritual Sparks™ "Airs" at 6:45am-MST on KXKS-am1190 in the Albuquerque-Sante Fe, New Mexico area, and at 7:30am-CST on WBXR-am1140 in the Huntsville, Alabama and Fayetteville, Tennessee area. KXKS-am1190 and WBXR-am1140 are owned and operated by Wilkins Communications Network, Inc.

She received the "1997 Woman of Achievement Award" from the Business and Professional Women's Club; She won the "Most Stunning Smile Award" at the "2000 Ms. Senior Alabama Pageant" and most recently received the "2004 Citizen of the Year Award" from the Albertville Chamber of Commerce for her contributions to the City and Local venues. In 2006, 2007 & 2008, she was nominated for inclusion into "The Purpose Prize" with Civic Ventures in recognition of her life-long commitment to Local and National Venues. She supports groups such as the American Heart Association & the GoRed for Women Program. Shirley is a member of the National Association for Female Executives, American Business Women’s Association, Red Hat Society, American Society on Aging, American Senior Benefits Association and the Diva Web of Fame. A Dale Carnegie Graduate, she is also a Competent Toastmaster with Toastmasters International.

You can connect with Ms. Mitchell on Amazon Author, Self Growth, Growing Bolder, ShoutLife!, Boomer Authority, EONS, Linked In, NextCat, Plaxo, WritersNet, AuthorsDen, Published Authors, Arte Comunicarte, BookTour, Library Thing, WorldCat, GoodReads, Red Room and filedbyauthor. Visit Shirley's "Kaleidoscope of Creations"...

Shirley W. Mitchell and her Venues are Represented and Managed by:
Lighthouse Coastal Productions 466 Sardis Cutoff Road Sardis City, AL 35956 tel. 256-281-9399 Agent @ lighthousecoastal.com

***Copyright © and Trademark ™ Notice: 1967-2011 All Works, Venues and Content by Shirley W. Mitchell™ including "The Golden Egg of Aging™", "Fabulous after 50®", "Fabulous after Fifty™", "Fabulous Women Over 50™", "Sensational after 60®", "Sensational after Sixty™", "Sensational Women Over 60™", "Aging Outside the Box®", "Passionate Sparks™", "Spiritual Sparks for Busy Women™", "Lace Over Steel™", "Ageless Living™", "Endless Energy™", "Better Half of Life™", "Crosstown Info™", "Citrus Park™" and "The Amazing System™" are © Copyright and ® Trademark protected***

The Management Team

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Shirley W. Mitchell is Managed and Represented by:

Lighthouse Coastal Productions
Lighthouse News Bureau
466 Sardis Cutoff Road
Sardis City, AL 35956
Agent @ LighthouseCoastal.com
Agent @ Fabulousafter50.com
Host @ AgingOutsidetheBox.com

***Copyright © and Trademark ™ Notice: 1967-2011 All Works, Venues and Content by Shirley W. Mitchell™ including "The Golden Egg of Aging™", "Fabulous after 50®", "Fabulous after Fifty™", "Fabulous Women Over 50™", "Sensational after 60®", "Sensational after Sixty™", "Sensational Women Over 60™", "Aging Outside the Box®", "Passionate Sparks™", "Spiritual Sparks for Busy Women™", "Lace Over Steel™", "Ageless Living™", "Endless Energy™", "Better Half of Life™", "Crosstown Info™", "Citrus Park™" and "The Amazing System™" are © Copyright and ® Trademark protected***

2011 Schedule

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Feb. 26-Mar. 1, 2011... 8am-5PM-CST... 2011 68th Annual Convention & Exposition of the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) at the Gaylord Resort & Convention Center Nashville, TN. the largest nationally and internationally recognized event dedicated solely to assist those in the field of Christian communications. The dynamic Exposition consists of nearly 300 companies and is an active marketplace for those seeking tools and services to expand their organizations. The Exposition Floor offers access to more than 200 vendors who showcase their products on 130,000 square feet of exhibit space. NRB 2011 also offers unique educational opportunities, including sessions designed to teach broadcast essentials, leadership, management, and the most effective use of social media. NRB 2011 will also offer performances by Nationally-recognized entertainers, including: Comedian Michael Jr., multiple Dove Award winner and Grammy nominee Nicole C. Mullen, Natalie Grant, Nathan Tasker, Denver and the Mile High Orchestra, and the Integrity/Hosanna worship group Geron Davis and Kindred Souls. National Religious Broadcasters 9510 Technology Drive Manassas, VA 20110 tel. 703-330-7000.

Apr. 9, 2011... 2-4PM-CST... "Local Author Day" - Calling All Local Authors! The Gadsden Public Library is Sponsoring Local Author Day 2011. If you are from Etowah County and have a published book, then this is your day! This is a great opportunity to discover new writers, buy some books, and get them signed by the author. Last year, over 100 people attended this fun and exciting event! Space is limited, so registration is required. For more information Contact Person: Julie Dobbins, Administrative Assistant tel. 256-549-4699 ext. 100 or E-Mail gploffice @ gadsdenlibrary.org. Author's participating in the Event include - Susan Allred, Kathy Attaway, Doyle Blackerby, Harry Butler, Lennie Carroll, Craig Dobbins, Julie Dobbins, Jeanne Duke, Richard Edwards, Gadsden Public Library History Committee, Patryna Goosby, Joseph Kennedy, Bob Lankford, Shirley W. Mitchell, Joshua Price, Rex Stanfield, Kim Holdbrooks Townsel and William Yancey. May arrive by 1:30PM to set-up.

April 14-17, 2011... "District Four Conference of Altrusa International" (Boaz Division) Lake Guntersville State Park Lodge 1155 Lodge Drive (Off Hwy 227) Guntersville, AL 35976 Special Guest Speaker for April 15th Luncheon Shirley W. Mitchell - National Author/Writer/Syndicated Columnist/Speaker and Celebrity Radio Talk Show Host. International Representative - Dona Garretson. Altrusa International, Inc. - "A Service Organization Promoting Literacy" 332 S. Michigan Ave. Suite 1123 Chicago, IL 60604 tel. 312-427-4410 altrusa @ altrusa.com Contact Person: Jill Bright P.O. Box 537 Boaz, AL 35957 tel. 256-593-9537 Speak & Sign

Apr. 26-30, 2011... "2011 Aging in America Annual Conference" Sponsored by American Society on Aging and the National Council on Aging - The Largest Multidisciplinary Conference for Professionals in the Field of Aging. Hilton San Francisco Union Square Hotel 333 O'Farrell Street San Francisco, California 94102 tel. 415-771-1400 Contact Info: American Society on Aging 71 Stevenson Street Suite 1450 San Francisco, CA 94105-2938 tel. 415-974-9600 or National Council on Aging 1901 L Street, NW - 4th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 tel. 202-479-1200.

Jul. 10-13, 2011... 10am-EST... 2011 International Christian Retail Show - Georgia World Congress Center 285 Andrew Young International Blvd. NW Atlanta, Georgia 30313-1591. Christian Booksellers Association Christian Retail Channel is the trade association serving the interests and meeting the needs of member Christian stores including independents, regional and national chains, church-owned stores, franchises, and marketing groups. These stores provide Bibles, Christian books, curriculum, apparel, music, videos, gifts, greeting cards, children's resources, and other materials. CBA and their member stores also work with associate-member book publishers, record companies, gift companies, and other product suppliers. Along with the Christian Trade Association International, CBA also serves the meeting and information needs of Christian stores and suppliers in over 50 countries around the world.

Aug. 6, 2011... 9am-9PM-CST... "Main Street Music Festival" This years festival will feature National and Local Entertainment, a 5K Run, Antique Car Show and a Children’s Area. We welcome Jimmy Wayne and Diamond Rio to the Main Street Stage – FREE Admission! For More Information Contact: Susan Armstrong Vantage Bank P. O. Box 1606, 407 North Broad Street Albertville, AL 35950 tel. 256-878-8799 or Main Street Music Festival P. O. Box 1248 Albertville, AL 35950 tel. 256-891-8202 eventcoordinator @ mainstreetmusicfestival.com.

Oct. 7-8, 2011... 8am-5M-CST... 47th Annual Harvest Festival Sponsored by the Boaz Area Chamber of Commerce 100 East Bartlett Avenue Boaz, Alabama 35957 Contact Person: Chamber President Bromleigh Hales at tel. 256-593-8154 or boazchamber @ charter.net - Down Town Boaz has been renovated and there is now a street that runs from Bartlett Ave to AL Hwy 205, for the entire length of the Harvest Festival. The mission of the Boaz Area Chamber of Commerce is to promote and enhance economic growth and community development in our local communities. Shirley W. Mitchell will attend & Sign-Booth .

Love Like God: Embracing Unconditional Love

2010-02-26T21:17:00.001-06:00

“Love Like God: Embracing Unconditional Love" by Author Carolyn A. Shearer will redefine your understanding of love. In this groundbreaking compilation, well-known individuals from across the globe share stories of how they learned to release the conditions that block absolute love. Along with the insights of bestselling author Caroline A. Shearer, readers will be reminded of their natural state of love and will begin to envision a world without fear or judgement or pain.

Be Inspired …

To release blocks to loving yourself and others unconditionally
To embrace every challenge as an opportunity for love
To live without fear

Along with Shearer’s reflections and affirmations, Experts, Musicians, Authors, Professional Athletes, and others shed light on the universal experiences of journeying the path of unconditional love.

Co-Contributors: Portia Berry Allen, K.L. and Tiffany Braxton Belvin, Jesse Birkey, Chase Block, Anicia Bragg, Kundan Chhabra, Robin Craig, Crystal Dwyer, Tonya Fitzpatrick, Esq., Vida Ghaffari, Lisa Gibson, Jon Graves, Gayle Gregory, Diana Y. Harris, Dana Heidkamp, Jennifer Hicks, Jennifer K. Hunt, Dr. Matthew B. James, Jacquie Jordan, Dr. Judy Kuriansky, Lori La Bey, Sharmen Lane, Nicole Lanning, Rick Lannoye, Katharine C. McCorkle, Ph.D., Shirley W. Mitchell, Kristen Moeller, Roy Nelson, Paramahamsa Nithyananda, Deva Premal, Claudio Reilsono, Dea Shandera and Brent N. Hunter, Lorelei Shellist, Dr. Joseph Shrand, Leesa Sklover, Ph.D., Cliff Snider, Laura Stinchfield, Gloria Tom Wing Staudt, Tom Von Deck, and Tom Wright.

The Golden Egg of Broadcasting...

2010-02-23T11:31:00.000-06:00

"Aging Outside the Box®" Syndicated Radio Show is a Weekly One-Hour LIVE Broadcast Show with Celebrity Radio Talk Show Host, Shirley W. Mitchell, known as "The Golden Egg of Aging™". The Show 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, Culinary and Literary, along with some of the most important Medical Information of today as we interview Authors, Writers, Speakers, Artists and Business, Medical and Media Professionals. The Show "Airs" on the LA Talk Radio Network every Thursday Night at 2PM-HIST, 3PM-AKST, 4PM-PST, 5PM-MST, 6PM-CST, 7PM-EST & 8PM-AST. Guests and Listeners "Call-In" to the Show at 1-323-203-0815 or Skype-LA Talk Radio. Listeners can also Send Us an E-Mail. All Shows are "Archived" in .mp3 format for 24 hour listening pleasure.

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT BEING A "GUEST", "SPONSOR" OR "ADVERTISER" ... SEND US AN E-MAIL. DON'T LET YOUR "GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FLY YOU BY !

LISTEN TO THE LIVE SHOW EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT AT 2PM-HIST, 3PM-AKST, 4PM-PST, 5PM-MST, 6PM-CST, 7PM-EST & 8PM-AST !

Aging Outside the Box® Christian Spiritual Sparks™

2010-02-22T00:34:00.000-06:00

Aging Outside the Box® Christian Spiritual Sparks™ Syndicated Radio Show with Celebrity Radio Talk Show Host, Shirley W. Mitchell, is a Program that inspires "Sparks of Christianity" every Sunday morning with a "Christian Tip" for every day of the upcoming week to help motivate and excite your "Christian Life". The Show will be aired at 6:45am-MST on KXKS-am1190 in the Albuquerque-Sante Fe, New Mexico area, and at 7:30am-CST on WBXR-am1140 in the Huntsville, Alabama and Fayetteville, Tennessee area which are owned and operated by the Wilkins Communications Network, Inc..

Reflections to The Coming of Age...

2009-11-18T14:01:00.000-06:00

"Look at Life with a Spirit of Reflection"... copyright 1996 © 1980-2009 Shirley W. Mitchell ®tm. All rights reserved SMR

In church on New Year's Day 1996, the year the Baby Boom Generation approached the threshold of 50, I looked at the cover of the church bulletin. A vivid picture of ice and snow caught my attention. Sticking up out of the snow, a new bright-colored flower grew straight and tall, stretching toward the sun. The snow could not hinder it The picture shouted to my spirit:
New Life ! New beginning !

The big, bold, colorful words at the top of the picture shot into my soul straight as an arrow:
"Behold, I make all things new." (Revelations 21:5)

In January's spirit of reflection, I enjoyed my own private inventory of my past. My mind also exploded with ideas, dreams, possibilities, and hopes for the future. During my quiet time that New Year's Day, I meditated on the passage from Revelation 21:5. "Then He that sat on the throne said, 'Behold, I make all things new." And He said to me, "Write, for these words are true and faithfil." In this verse God was speaking to the apostle John, the writer of the book of Revelation.

However, being a writer, this Scripture spoke volumes to me for my future. As I make plans and pray through them, I rejoice in this perennial hopefulness. Hopefulness which pushes past frigid barries and shoots for the sun.

When Christ says, "I make all things new," He not only means you and me, He means everything: aging, our understanding of our value in His sight and our purpose in life. As you reflect on your life and make plans for your future may you be filled with enthusiasm.

Enthusiasm: "God within."

Spring Means Remodeling

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The excitement of remodeling a house that has become outmoded, inconvenient, and unserviceable, adds zest to life. Our lives could be compared to our homes. As we become older and wiser we realize that certain areas need tearing out and rebuilding. Workmen who remodel our homes start with a strong new foundation for a new wing. Adding a new wing to our lives requires a strong foundation of faith.

Carpenters may tear out walls that have been weaken by termites or age to be replaced by new walls. There are times when the walls of our lives have been eaten by termites of busyness, mediocrity, or complacency and must be replaced by new boards of excellence, enthusiasm, and wise use of precious time. When windows age and get clouded, they are replaced by new ones. Remodeling our lives involves putting new windows in the rooms filled with hate, frustration and selfishness to allow the warm sunlight of God's love beam inside. The roof is a big project when remodeling a house. Throwing away the old shingles of insecurity, fear, and hopelessness, then replacing with new ones, faith, hope, love and peace will make life feel new. When the house is remodeled, we take good pieces of furniture, refurbish, polish and shine each one. We probably add a few new pieces.

As we age we must refurbish, polish, shine old skills and add new ones. God, the master planner, has the power to remodel our aging lives into beauty and charm. "By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures." Proverbs 24:3-4 NIV

"Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing." Psalms 92:13-14-KJV

United Methodist Women Reading List

2009-09-04T13:13:00.000-05:00

Oct. 2003... We Celebrate "Fabulous after 50® - Finding Fulfillment for Tomorrow", for being choosen for inclusion into the General Board Global Ministries United Methodist Church Women's Division 2004 Book Reading Program "Nurturing for Community" category. We are very honored for this great opportunity, and we wish the United Methodist Church Women's Division congratulations on their One Million Level membership this month of October 2003, and the very best as their membership constantly grows to New Heights... We want to express our thanks and gratitude to the GBGM-UMC-WD and Brenda Thompson, Reading Program Specialist, for this unique opportunity.

Women’s Division, General Board of Global Ministries
The United Methodist Church, Room 150
2475 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10115
bathomps@gbgm-umc.org

Growing Bolder Interviews "The Golden Of Aging™"

2009-09-01T16:28:00.000-05:00

She Saw the Future...
Everything we thought we knew about aging is changing. Opportunity and possibility are everywhere. Everyday, more men and women realize the magnitude of this change. Shirley Mitchell realized it 20 years ago.

Listen In to the Growing Bolder Radio Inteview with Shirley W. Mitchell...

Aging And Greatness...

2009-08-30T21:59:00.000-05:00

When Al Rocker, THE TODAY SHOW'S weather man on NBC, turned 50, he said, "I have 50 more years before I am eligible to join the Willard Scott 100 year young group." Oh well! We need something to look forward to. We 50 years young people have 40 years before we are eligible to join Willard Scott's 100 years young group.

Dr. Ken Dychwald, author of the book AGE WAVE gave these statistics, "By 2040, the National Institute of Aging projects that 87 million Americans will be over 65. By 2080, there are expected to be 5 million centenarians." Centenarians are teaming with nuggets of golden greatness.

Within every aging person there lies hidden wealth. Like an unmined shaft, personal depths are teaming with nuggets of golden greatness. But, having the potential for extraordinary achievement that results in the fulfilling experience of satisfaction isn't enough. The nuggets must be mined, brought to the surface, taken through the fires of adversity and polished to their peak of brilliance. Aging people who have discovered this untapped gold mine have torn the archaic veil of covering from them and opened the window of light to find a prevailing pattern, too long hidden under a defeatist attitude. Once an aging person has discovered the common thread of potential that runs through winners, that person has the ability to tap into it. When a person does, it can forge a pristine path toward fulfillment, happiness, health and a rewarding state of satisfaction beyond our wildest dreams. It can produce a positive difference in the life of aging America. A mature person who had good health, is confident, a hard worker, and has a positive dream for the future, will enjoy successful aging and a productive life. This person will not fear age, but use the wisdom it gives to live the good life, and gain peace, prosperity and power.

Several years ago, our then First Lady, BARBARA BUSH, entertained with outgoing charm the ladies attending our National American Wholesale Groceries Association as she spoke at the ladies luncheon. I loved her wit, wisdom, and wonderful way with words. She made the position of First Lady seen human and placed humanity in the regal position. This great lady has a way of making everyone she greets feel important. She calls herself "everyone's grandmother." She laughs when telling reporters that she is famous because she picked the right husband. Looking at her, I realize she is merry and maternal. Barbara Bush and her family have certainly made a positive difference in our world. Her #1 cause while in the White House and now in private life is Family Literacy. Her son, President George W. Bush and daughter - in- love First Lady, Laura Bush today are carrying on that family tradition with "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND," in American education. This sprightly aging woman exemplifies the ageless new old. Her ageless living and endless energy gives her power, style, and zeal. I expect to see her interviewed as one of Willard Scott's 100 years -young - group in a decade.

The social security act, drafted in the 1930's decided retirement age as 65. With the new old the life expectance of a woman today is 84. Dr. Dychtwald believes, "In the not-too-distant future we will likely think of old age as setting in at around 90 , or even, 100.2

Dr. Walter M. Bortz II, one of America's most respected and acclaimed authorities on aging, the former President of the American Geriatrics Society and author of WE LIVE TOO SHORT AND DIE TOO LONG believes, "today's centenarians are simply living the healthy, active, natural life span the human body was designed to achieve: one million hours, or 120 years.

WebMD & Shirley W. Mitchell...

2009-08-26T11:04:00.000-05:00

A WebMD Feature !
Published March 2007

"50 Great Things About Women Over 50"
Why Women Over 50 Love Their Age... by Jeanie Lerche Davis

Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD

Jeanie Lerche Davis recently Interviewed "The Golden Egg of Aging™" - Shirley W. Mitchell, in relation to this Article on "Women Over 50"...

What do other women think is the best thing about turning 50? To find out, we asked WebMD readers, as well as a doctor (Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom); a clinical psychologist (Nancy O’Reilly, PsyD); and a retirement lifestyle specialist (Cynthia Barnett, EdD). We also checked out what prominent authors Shirley W. Mitchell (Fabulous After 50™ and Sensational After 60™) and Jane Ganahl (Naked on the Page: The Misadventures of My Unmarried Midlife) had to say about women aging, then sprinkled in a few observations from 60 Minutes' crusty humorist Andy Rooney. Here are Shirley's Tips:

8. You get new hair, new clothes, to match who you want to be. You don't feel old, look old, or act old. -- S. Mitchell
10. A world of opportunities opens up when you turn 50. Today, there are entire web sites, companies, and services devoted to the over-50 demographic. Find your niche in that market. -- S. Mitchell
12. Women over 50 are president, CEO, and the star of their own lives. If you have the attitude that life is precious, that life is grandiose, that you don't want to waste any time, you will make this quality time. -- S. Mitchell
15. You've learned that you can depend on yourself and you are open to new opportunities. You can accept change, tackle life, and move on. -- S. Mitchell
25. You’ve learned to appreciate spontaneous humor, for it gives life a spicy flavor. You laugh a lot, and laugh out loud. You let the child within you play. You don’t have to be “perfect” because no one’s perfect. -- S. Mitchell
47. At 50, you learn the value of being passionate about something -- a lover, a career, your life. Passion is what makes you jump out of bed every morning, makes you love every moment in the day. -- S. Mitchell
49. A woman over 50 knows the value of celebrating life. She's sizzling, not fizzling. She's savvy, not sad. -- S. Mitchell

Jeanie Lerche Davis has been with WebMD since 1999. She researches, reports, and writes daily news stories and health features.

Ms. Davis handled media relations for several museums in Illinois and Virginia before focusing her writing career on health and medicine in 1990. In Houston, she wrote for the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute. She moved to Atlanta in early 1996 and wrote for the American Cancer Society, Emory University Health Sciences Center, the Atlanta Business Chronicle, and others.

She has received numerous awards, most recently a World Wide Web Health Award for the special report "How to Talk to Your Teen" and a Circle of Excellence Media Award from the American Society for Plastic Surgeons. Ms. Davis is currently a graduate student in the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.

Late Bloomers...

2009-08-24T22:09:00.000-05:00

I noticed along the side of the road one week in September, bright red lilies blooming, renewing the summer-weary landscape. I remembered my grandmother always having bright orange day lilies growing in her yard all summer. The September rains always triggered the dormant bulbs of the late bloomers, Oxblood lilies.

Some gardeners call these beautiful blooms, schoolhouse lilies because; they never fail to bloom about the time the children start to school. You may find these gorgeous blooms in neglected flower beds or at abandoned homesteads, because their deep roots enable the bulbs to withstand poor soil, severe temperatures, and humidity. Each year the brilliant oxblood lilies hold their heads high on the slender foot-tall green stalks to shout I'm alive! The indestmctible spider lily also plums, siren red, at the peak of the storm season, earning its name hurricane lily.

The extended season of the tough nectar-bearing blooms draws beautiful butterflies to your garden. Butterflies tend to favor gardens that produce late blooming lilies that provide nectar for adults and a place to lay eggs. We are thrilled when Monarch butterflies choose our garden for a home.

Planting the oxblood lily bulbs now for next fall along side the hurricane lily in your garden will give you hope, happiness, hefty dose of courage! Looking at the stunning beauty of the Oxblood Lilies, my thoughts raced to the late bloomers that are entering the autumn of life. Fabulous after 50 folks and Fall lilies are both independent types. I'm sure you have people in your circle of life who have taken the experiences of long life and bloomed into bright flowers.

Michelangelo was seventy-one when he painted the Sistine Chapel.

Albert Schweitzer was still performing operations in his African hospital at eighty-nine.

John D. Rockefeller was making $1 million a week when he died at ninety-three.

Golda Meir was seventy-one when she became prime minister of Israel.

Let your roots grow deep into the soil of God's love to produce a late bloomer in your ageless life.

ElTiempo... "Women Over 50-Their New Role In Our Society"

2009-08-22T03:17:00.000-05:00

Mar. 12, 2007... "Women Over 50 - Their New Role in Our Society" with "El Tiempo", the most important Newspaper in Colombia, South America Tatiana Munévar, Sub editora de Vida de Hoy (Assitant Editor, Writer & Journalist for the Life Style Section) Interviewed Shirley W. Mitchell for the Article - "Women Over 50 - Their New Role in Our Society"... Mujeres que reivindican los 50 y 60 años como una etapa próspera para el género femenino

Se trata de una generación de mujeres que ya voltearon las primeras 50 páginas de su calendario -y algunas van por la 60- y que no se ajustan al estereotipo de quienes cumplen medio siglo de vida y que por ello, se supone, entran en el ocaso de su existencia.
Estas mujeres no tienen tiempo para eso. Están ocupadas ejerciendo cargos de poder, ejercitándose en el gimnasio, asistiendo a convenciones o disfrutando de una cena romántica con su pareja.

Son mujeres como Hillary Clinton, que a los 60 quiere ser presidente de E.U; la diva Amparo Grisales que a los 50 años se desnudó; la francesa Segolene Royal, que a los 51 quiere mandar en su país; Madonna que está llegando al 'quinto piso'; la presidenta de Chile, Michele Bachelet, y la actriz Helen Mirren, dueña del Óscar a los 61 años.

Algunas destacadas por sus atractivos físicos, otras por su intelecto y otras más afortunadas, por las dos cosas, pero todas ejemplo de lo que en Estados Unidos se conoce como The New Old o la Nueva Vejez. Una tendencia inspirada en la generación de los Baby Boomers (1946) que identifica a cerca de 80 millones de norteamericanos que han motivado cambios radicales en generaciones futuras.

"Cuando llegaron a los 50 (en 1996) los Baby Boomers seguían luciendo y actuando como si tuvieran 30", dice Shirley W. Mitchell, autora del libro Fabulous after 50 (Fabulosa después de los 50).

"Así surgió 'la nueva vejez' que hace que hoy en día las mujeres sean más activas de lo que fueron sus mamás o abuelas", agrega.

Según Mitchell "comer apropiadamente, hacer ejercicio y tener pasión por la vida, sumado al cuidado del cuerpo, el alma y el espíritu son las bases de la nueva vejez".

Las cifras lo dicen
Un estudio global de la firma Dove, llamado 'La belleza viene con los años', reveló que el 91 por ciento de las mujeres entre 50 y 64 años creen que es tiempo de que la sociedad cambie su perspectiva sobre la mujer y la vejez.

"Las mujeres mayores de 50 (87 por ciento de las encuestadas) creen que son muy jóvenes para ser llamadas viejas", dice el reporte, realizado por el gerontólogo y ganador del Pulitzer, Robert N. Butler.

Según el informe "las mujeres mayores de 50 años están mal representadas en los medios y la cultura". A pesar de ello, la mayoría está orgullosa de su apariencia y el 86 por ciento no tiene problemas en revelar su edad. Igualmente, el 92 por ciento cree que las generaciones pasadas de mujeres mayores de 50 no hicieron las cosas que ellas están en capacidad de hacer hoy y que eso las hace diferentes.

En Colombia, como en el mundo, la expectativa de vida ha aumentado con el avance de la medicina y la tecnología.

Según el Departamento Nacional de Estadística, Dane, a mediados del siglo XX la esperanza de vida era de 50 años, pero en la década de los 90 se elevó a 70 años. "Eso motiva cambios y progresos en el estilo de vida de las mujeres", dice el doctor Juan G. Cendales.

En Colombia, sin embargo, esta tendencia más que grupal es individual. "Envejecer dignamente es algo más personal que colectivo", dice el antropólogo José Ramírez.

Frente al tema -agrega- hay un doble dilema: por un lado se oyen mensajes que invitan a mantenerse vital a pesar de los años, pero por otro lado el Estado no tiene políticas que ayuden a lograrlo, por lo que el asunto se vuelve responsabilidad de cada quien.

A pesar de ello, entre nosotros ya se ven ejemplos de estas 'supermujeres' mayores de 50 que seguramente serán la puerta de entrada para que otras prolonguen su juventud y vitalidad más allá de lo esperado. "Somos muchas las que nos mantenemos activas, vigentes, enteradas de todo y que nos sentimos muy lejos de lo que se llama la tercera edad".

English Version...

Women who claim 50 and 60 years as a stage for the successful female (El Tiempo, Colombia, 2007-03-27)

This is a generation of women who turned the first 50 pages of this calendar-and some are on the 60 - and that do not conform to the stereotype of those who met half a century of life, and for that reason, it is assumed, in the fall twilight of its existence.

These women do not have time for that. They occupied positions of exercising power, exercised in the gym, attending conventions or enjoying a romantic dinner with your partner.

They are women like Hillary Clinton, who at 60 wants to be president of the EU; diva Amparo Grisales who at age 50 was undressed, the French Segolene Royal, who at 51 wants to send in your country; Madonna who is nearing the 'fifth floor ', the president of Chile, Michele Bachelet, and the actress Helen Mirren, owner of Oscar at the age of 61.

Some highlighted by their physical attractiveness, others by their intellect and other more fortunate, for both, but all examples of what is known in the United States as The New Old or the New Aging. One trend based on the generation of Baby Boomers (1946) that identifies nearly 80 million Americans that have led to radical changes in future generations.

"When I came to 50 (in 1996) were still wearing the Baby Boomers and acting as if they were 30," says Shirley W. Mitchell, author of Fabulous after 50 (Fabulous after 50).

"That led to the 'new age' that makes today's women are more active in what were their mothers or grandmothers," he adds.

According to Mitchell eat properly, exercise and have passion for life, in addition to caring for the body, soul and spirit are the cornerstones of the new age. "

The figures say...
A comprehensive study of signature Dove, called 'The beauty comes with the years', revealed that 91 percent of women between 50 and 64 years believe it is time for society to change its perspective on women and the elderly.

"Women over 50 (87 percent of those surveyed) think they are too young to be called old," says the report, conducted by the gerontólogo and winner of the Pulitzer, Robert N. Butler.

According to the report "Women older than 50 years are poorly represented in the media and culture." Despite this, most are proud of their appearance and 86 percent had no problem in revealing her age. Similarly, 92 percent believe that past generations of women over 50 did the things they are able to do today and that makes them different.

In Colombia, as in the world, life expectancy has increased with the advancement of medicine and technology.

According to the National Department of Statistics, Dane, in the mid-twentieth century, life expectancy was 50 years, but the 90 was raised to 70 years. "That motivates changes and progress in the lifestyle of women," said Dr. John G. Cendales.

In Colombia, however, this trend is individual rather than group. "Aging with dignity is something more personal than collective," says anthropologist Jose Ramirez.

Faced with the theme-adds-there is a double dilemma: on the one hand we hear messages that invite them remain vital despite the years, but on the other hand the state has no policy to help achieve it, so the issue becomes responsibility for everyone.

Despite this, between us and these are examples of 'supermujeres' older than 50 who surely will be the gateway for other prolong their youth and vitality beyond what is expected. "We are many that we are active force, aware of everything and that we are very far from what is called the elderly."

The National Institute of Health

2009-08-16T21:33:00.000-05:00

Founded in 1950, the National Council on Aging is a charitable organization with a national network of more than 14,000 organizations and leaders. Our members include senior centers, area agencies on aging, adult day service centers, faith-based service organizations, senior housing facilities, employment services, consumer groups, and leaders from academia, business, and labor. Our programs help older people remain healthy and independent, find jobs, increase access to benefits programs, and discover meaningful ways to continue contributing to society.

Founded in 1954, the American Society on Aging is an association of diverse individuals bound by a common goal: to support the commitment and enhance the knowledge and skills of those who seek to improve the quality of life of older adults and their families. The membership of ASA is a multidisciplinary array of professionals who are concerned with the physical, emotional, social, economic and spiritual aspects of aging. They range from practitioners, educators, administrators, policymakers, business people, researchers, students, and more.

The Older Americans Act was originally signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 14, 1965. In addition to creating the Administration on Aging, it authorized grants to States for community planning and services programs, as well as for research, demonstration and training projects in the field of aging. Later amendments to the Act added grants to Area Agencies on Aging for local needs identification, planning, and funding of services, including but not limited to nutrition programs in the community as well as for those who are homebound; programs which serve Native American elders; services targeted at low-income minority elders; health promotion and disease prevention activities; in-home services for frail elders, and those services which protect the rights of older persons such as the long term care ombudsman program.

Created in 1965 with the passage of the Older Americans Act (OAA), the Administration on Aging is part of a federal, state, tribal and local partnership called the National Network on Aging. This network, serving about 7 million older persons and their caregivers, consists of 56 State Units on Aging; 655 Area Agencies on Aging; 233 Tribal and Native organizations; two organizations that serve Native Hawaiians; 29,000 service providers; and thousands of volunteers. These organizations provide assistance and services to older individuals and their families in urban, suburban, and rural areas throughout the United States. Our mission is to develop a comprehensive, coordinated and cost-effective system of long-term care that helps elderly individuals to maintain their dignity in their homes and communities. Our mission statement also is to help society prepare for an aging population.

The National Institute on Aging, one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of NIH, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. In 1974, Congress granted authority to form NIA to provide leadership in aging research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs relevant to aging and older people. Subsequent amendments to this legislation designated the NIA as the primary Federal agency on Alzheimer’s disease research. Our mission is to develop a comprehensive, coordinated and cost-effective system of long-term care that helps elderly individuals to maintain their dignity in their homes and communities. Our mission statement also is to help society prepare for an aging population.

The private, not-for-profit Alliance for Aging Research is the nation's leading citizen advocacy organization for improving the health and independence of Americans as they age. The Alliance was founded in 1986 to promote medical and behavioral research into the aging process. Since then, and as the explosion of the Senior Boom approaches, the Alliance has become the voice for Baby Boomer health by developing, implementing and advocating programs in research, professional and consumer health education and public policy. The Alliance For Aging Research believes that science can help people live longer, more productive lives. Greater access to the latest scientific information will empower people to take control of their own health, while educating them on the importance and need for further medical advances. From policy issues to consumer health programs, the Alliance works to generate knowledge and action on age-related issues. Simply speaking, we strive to advance science and enhance lives through a variety of activities and initiatives.

The non-profit Aging with Dignity was established because you and your family deserve better. We provide you with the practical information, advice and legal tools you need to ensure your wishes and those of your loved ones will be respected. By helping you improve your own quality of care, we can bring about dramatic change, one person at a time. We believe Americans must safeguard the rights of the sick, aging or dying with the same enthusiasm we show for the young or healthy. Since Jim Towey founded Aging with Dignity in 1996, the organization has worked to protect each person's God-given human dignity because we owe it to each other to expect -- and achieve -- nothing less.

The Age of History...

2009-08-12T23:18:00.001-05:00

Shirley Mitchell's "Passion" for encouraging Aging people is both contagious and intense!

"We are Remarkable Women... Mid-Life Women are the Teachers for Future Generations of Women... We Celebrate Challenges of Conquering Stereotypes and Barriers surrounding Aging... We are the Pulse changing Aging History"...copyright © 1980-2011 Shirley W. Mitchell

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A Golden Reference...

2009-08-10T19:05:00.000-05:00

So You are in the "Spring or Fall Season" of Your Life - 40, 50, 60 Years Young ! What Areas of Your Life are better ? Focus on the Joys of Aging with Power, Vigor and Enthusiasm ! These Books will Empower you to Make the Most of Your Best !

The Teachings of Experience...

2009-08-08T21:00:00.001-05:00

The Literary World... an Endeavor to Educate through One's Mind... Here, we "Turn the Clock Ahead on Aging" with "The Golden Egg of Aging™"...

Our goal is to keep America Moving, Learning, Reading and Teaching. Including the Baby Boomers... those approaching "The Golden 50" and the Seniors, who are a very important part in our Culture, our Aging System, and for the future of this Country.

The Importance in Life is to Educate our Personal Growth... To Listen with our Vision, Observe with our Hearing, Touch with our Compassion, Feel with our Intellect and Taste with our Minds...©2004OECS®tm

LIBRARIES of the World... Join in the "Celebration of Aging and Reading" - Inspire the Motivation in your Community by using the most valuable asset available to the younger generation... "Our Older Generation"... We are the "Teachings of Experience"!

Having a Special Event ? Having a Senior Event ?
Need a Teacher of Experience to Speak ?
Then let Shirley W. Mitchell, "The Golden Egg of Aging™" help you to Inspire & Motivate & Excite that Special Event...

We are "Excited" about the following Libraries that have our books "Fabulous after 50®" & "Sensational after 60®"on display...

Alabama Public Library Service Montgomery, AL 36130
Albertville Library
Arab Public Library Arab, AL 35016
Boaz Public Library
Huntsville-Madison County Public Library Huntsville, AL 35804
Jefferson County Library Cooperative Birmingham, AL 35203
University of Montevallo
Better World Books Inc Mishawaka, IN 46545
Seo Automation Consortium Caldwell, OH 43724
Coastal Plains Reg Library Tifton, GA 31794
Chestatee Reg Library System Dahlonega, GA 30533
Carroll & Madison Library System Berryville, AR 72616
Davidson County Public Library Lexington, NC 27292
East Albemarle Regional Library Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Saint Louis County Library St Louis, MO 63131
Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Indianapolis, IN 46206
Saint Joseph Public Library Saint Joseph, MO 64501
Columbus County Public Library Whiteville, NC 28472
Joliet Public Library Joliet, IL 60432
Joliet Public Library West Branch Library Joliet, IL 60431
Coffey County Library Burlington, KS 66839
South Central Kansas Library System South Hutchinson, KS 67505
Nickerson City Library Nickerson, KS 67561
Grayslake Area Public Library District Grayslake, IL 60030
Southwest Michigan Library Cooperative Paw Paw, MI 49079
Lake Villa District Library Lake Villa, IL 60046
Amarillo Public Library Amarillo, TX 79101
Denver Public Library Denver, CO 80204
Plum Creek Library System Worthington, MN 56187
Multnomah County Library Portland, OR 97212
Eugene Public Library Eugene, OR 97401
Alibris Emeryville, CA 94608
North Central Regional Library Wenatchee, WA 98801
Gadsden Public Library Gadsden, Alabama 35901

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The Sand Mountain Lit Chicks

2009-08-04T19:42:00.000-05:00

In the Fall Season of 2005, a Small Writing Group of Southern Ladies from the Sand Mountain area in Northern Alabama rekindled friendships, getting together to form a Literary Support Group. Some of them had been meeting for years prior to this get-to-gether. Now it was time for them to share on a more regular routine. So these 5 Southern Authors - Gay Martin, a well-known, well-established Food and Travel Author; Shirley Mitchell, an Author who not only writes about making the most of Life at Any Age, but one who lives out her words; Alice Duckett, formerly from Albertville, now living in Anniston, has written for several newspapers, including The Gadsden Times; Barbara Eubanks, a Christian Humor Author who blends devotions with humor, and Lori Boatfield, a talented essayist and a great future novelist, bring a plethora of ideas and interesting pieces of writing to each meeting. They have found great strength and encouragement for their individual literary endeavors, and development for our talents by listening to and sharing with each other. Rotating the site of their meetings among the homes of the members, we not only look forward to being sounding-boards for each others work-in-progress, but we delight in and look forward to the great refreshments (which now have evolved into full gourmet meals) the hostess provides.

Senior Lifestyle Magazine & Shirley W. Mitchell

2009-07-31T19:18:00.003-05:00

Senior Lifestyle - The official Website for "Senior Lifestyle Magazine". A number of writers have contributed to articles especially directed to the growing Senior population, to give special attention to the age group which continues to add “years to their lives". Through Senior Lifestyle, we want to also add “life to their years” with the regular contributions of this On-Line Magazine. The Web Magazine for making the most of the "Second Half". Shirley W. Mitchell - a National Author, Columnist, Speaker and Celebrity Radio Talk Show Host, is a Featured Columnist for Senior Lifestyle Magazine. A Mother of 3, Grandmother of 10, and a Great-Grandmother of 1, She is recognized for her popular Writing and Speaking on Aging, Seniors, the Boomer Generation, Women's Issues and Health.

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The Exclusive Diva Web of Fame Club !

2009-07-29T22:41:00.001-05:00

The Exclusive Baby Boomer "Diva Web of Fame"...

Do you have what it takes to be a Baby Boomer Diva?

Are you:

Divinely
Inspired
Vivacious
Anointed

If so, submit your photo & short BIO to 'mahonebeverly@yahoo.com' to become a member of the exclusive Baby Boomer Diva Web of Fame - You'll be in some very good company! This is a great way of connecting Baby Boomer Women who are smart, talented and business savvy around the globe. It's purpose is to draw attention to the Fabulous Women over 40 and an opportunity for us to get to network with each other. You will join Baby Boomer Celebrities Natalie Cole, Diane Keaton and Vanessa Williams, as well as Beverly Mahone, Shirley W. Mitchell, Dana Hall, and other wonderful women in this exclusive club.

Local Store Locations

2009-07-28T14:46:00.002-05:00

Here are some locations that will carry the works of Ms. Shirley W. Mitchell, a National Author/Writer/Syndicated Columnist/Speaker & Celebrity Radio Talk Show Host. Ms. Mitchell is the Author of 5 books including "Fabulous after 50®" & "Sensational after 60®", and a Co-Author of 3 books. Love Notes for Mom, Love Notes for Dad and 101 Great Ways To Improve Your Life.

Stop by these locations today and say "Hello" to the Staff, and be sure to pick up a copy of the above books for that "Special Someone" in your Life!

Berean Christian Store 1100 30th St., NW Canton, OH tel. 330-492-7990

Waldenbooks Carnation Mall 2500 West State Street Alliance, Ohio tel. 330-823-7320

New Covenant Christian Bookstore 800 North Main St. Shelbyville, TN tel. 931-684-8878

Klassic Memorials Garden Statuary & Christian Gift Store South Broad St. Scottsboro, Alabama tel. 256-259-3112

Page & Palette 32 S. Section St. Fairhope, AL 36532

One Day Christian Bookstore 140 Pier Village Market St. Simons Island, GA 31522 tel. 912-634-2003

Nostalgia Ville USA JCT I-70 & US 54 Exit 148 on I-70 Kingdom City, MO 65262 tel. 1-800-845-1150

Handfuls on Purpose Christian Store 922 West Main St. Marion, IL 62959 tel. 618-997-3507

Foodland 313 Sand Mountain Dr E, Albertville, AL 35950 tel. 256-891-0390