50 After 50 by Olsen, Maria Leonard -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Contents Preface Part I: Why I Did This (And Why You Should, Too) Chapter 1: Recovering from Childhood Chapter 2: The Emptiness of Materialism and Trap of Perfectionism Chapter 3: A Living Problem Chapter 4: Dry Drunk Grad School Part II: Introducing My List of 50 Chapter 5: Travel and Adventure

1. Volunteer Vacation 2. A Very Long Hike 3. Solo Safari 4. I’ll Take Manhattan 5. Traveling Shoes 6. Appreciating What’s in My Own Backyard 7. Food, Glorious Food

Chapter 6: Learning and Teaching

8. Exercising My Brain 9. Back to School 10. Radiohead 11. Consciousness Raising for Adults 12. Consciousness Raising for Children 13. Empowering Women 14. Sculpting a New Life 15. Stitchery 16. Work It 17. Mixed Remixed

Chapter 7: Social Activities

18. Dating for Dowagers 19. Beat that Drum 20. Sing Like No One’s Listening 21. Third Eye 22. Ordinary People 23. Nothing Like Old Friends

Chapter 8: Physical Challenges and Well-Being

24. Silent Disco Party 25. Yogi 26. Who Rescued Whom? 27. Back in the Saddle 28. Floating

Chapter 9: Spiritual Endeavors

29. Excavating My Inner Wild Woman 30. Getting Off the Hamster Wheel 31. Shamanic Wisdom 32. Good Vibrations 33. Healing Self, Healing Others 34. Random Acts of Kindness 35. Higher Power 36. Raising My Spirit

Chapter 10: Thrill-Seeking Ventures

37. Wind Therapy (Or, What It’s Like to Pretend to Be a Hells Angel) 38. Learning How to Fire 39. Thirty Seconds of Fame 40. Skydiving 41. Inked

Chapter 11: Lifestyle Changes

42. I Am Enough 43. Seaside Sanctuary 44. Life by the Water 45. Keep It Simple 46. Good Company 47. Model Behavior 48. With the Wind in My Hair 49. Attitude of Gratitude 50. Following My New Road Map

Part III: Lessons and Tools for Your Own 50 After 50 List Suggested Reading Bibliography Appendix Book Club Discussion Questions Acknowledgments Notes About the Author