by Bonnie B Matheson | May 2, 2019 | Caring for aging parents, Coaching, Musings about life, Women's Issues
Which part of the game are you in? First half of life? The 3rd quarter? OK? How many of you are in the 4th quarter? I have lived more than 3/4 of a century. This is the 4th quarter for me. Pretty scary isn’t it? As we age, our responsibilities change. For some...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Mar 18, 2011 | Coaching, Health, Rant, Women's Issues
I recently found myself in a discussion with several women about how to treat our grown daughters. One of the women complained that her daughter was manipulative. This made me pause to think about how I felt about this. That seems to me to be a word that many people...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Feb 10, 2011 | Coaching, Health, Rant, The Healthy Life, Women's Issues
I read an article about a new study that says daily drinking of diet soda may lead to higher risk of stroke or heart attack. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41479869/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/ I was surprised to see some comments on Facebook about this article that...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Dec 22, 2010 | Coaching, Health, Rant
The people I coach often have trouble ?with the idea of stepping away from what their friends or family think they should do. Often the issue is one of holding a different world view, but sometimes it is just doing a different job, being married or divorced, moving to...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Nov 6, 2010 | Coaching, Rant, The Healthy Life, Uncategorized, Women's Issues
1. Be a student of life. Learn something new every day. The day you stop learning is the day you begin to become obsolete. Never stop learning. 2. None of us is Perfect. The sooner you know this in your heart, the sooner you can start being excellent. Begin every...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 22, 2010 | Coaching, Health, The Healthy Life, Women's Issues
I stole the above quote from Equilibrium http://www.equilibrium-clinic.com/ because I believe it is so important. ?So many people are unwell for so many diverse reasons. Do you know why you are sick, if you are suffering from some condition? ?Have you thought about...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 9, 2010 | Coaching, Rant, Women's Issues
Are you scared to death about your finances? Have you wondered if you can hang on until things get better? Rejoice! It is going to be OK. Negative thinking can upset your chances of overcoming fear and financial woes. So much of success depends on your belief in a...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 1, 2010 | Coaching, Rant, The Healthy Life, Women's Issues
What are you expecting from the Government bailout program? Are you expecting money deposited in your bank by some mythical program? There is only one person who can make your bank account grow fast and it is you.? You are so powerful, but when you start to believe...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 8, 2010 | Coaching, Rant
I wish that Bill Gates had said these 11 rules children should know about life, because it sort of “fits” what many of us feel about him. ?However it was actually originally written in a longer article by Charles J. Sykes author of Dumbing Down Our Kids,...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Aug 13, 2010 | Coaching, Women's Issues
At age 66, Jack Nicholson lit up the screen in ?Something?s Gotta Give? a romantic comedy about a wise-cracking, record producer who never dated women over 35. His ?ladies man? appeal was all too familiar for audiences used to seeing the age gap between older men and...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jun 10, 2010 | Coaching, Marriage and Divorce, Women's Issues
I have been wanting to write something about long term marriages which end amicably.? I wish there were more of them.? When two people who have loved each other decide to give each other the freedom to live their lives in a new way and go forward without each other...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Mar 3, 2010 | Coaching, Health
I spoke with a friend who happens to be a doctor about some rather “new age” theory or another. He said, “Show me the data, then I will believe you.” ?I answered him, “You doctors and scientists make a mistake by always wanting the data...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jan 21, 2010 | Coaching, Quote, Women's Issues
Margaret Mead called it “Post Menopausal Zest” and it is real.? Once the trials and tribulations of the first fifty years are over we suddenly look around and realize we are not tired. This is the time to make a list of all the things you wish you had done...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Nov 14, 2009 | Coaching, Rant
My friend Kathryn wrote to me to say, “I just read a great quote which, of course!, I had to share with you: Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself. ~Harvey S....
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 23, 2009 | Coaching
If you are not that is an indication that you may be looking backward at your life rather than forward. It is typical to start lamenting the passing years, and remembering fondly things we used to do that are no longer available or possible.? But I tell myself...
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