We transition from babyhood to childhood, to adolescence, to young adulthood, and so on. These are both physical and emotional transitions. Other transitions are less organic, more challenging, and can be downright devastating; like the ones where you get a divorce, experience your children’s absence from your life, are forced into retirement before your time, or are entering elder-womanhood.

Ever since I discovered that my coaching passion lies with women in transition, I have been re-living all the transitions in my life — and there are so very many. Looking back from my 67 year old perspective, I see that life is a series of transitions for everyone. And it’s how we frame our experience of the transition that dictates how well we manage it, and where we end up. Here is my frame, and I find incredibly useful.

Transitions are a fact of life and anyone who believes they are immune to them is probably living in an alternate reality or on some other planet not populated by real human beings in a real world. That said, what is a transition? And is there some kind of predictability or uniformity to a transition?  Well, I think there is. Several years ago while in WealthyMind™ training with NLPCA I learned about the Universal Cycles of Change – 7 patterns that govern our life.

The first cycle is one of Creation and new beginnings, a starting point where a new idea, a new way of life begins. Some examples are starting a new life after a divorce, upon retirement, entering another phase of your life such as elder-hood, starting a business, having a baby, creating a book, to name just a few examples.

The second cycle is Growth, when your creation begins to develop and grow, becoming self organizing. It begins to take shape and new behavior patterns develop around it to foster even more growth. After a divorce, retirement or becoming an elder, you grow a new life. In business, you begin to build a client base; the baby does what babies do — get bigger and more challenging (in a good way); when writing a book you are fleshing out the characters and story. You get the idea.

The third cycle is Complexity to Maturity, where your creation has grown to the point where it takes on a new form, and achieves a steady state where it operates at its’ smoothest. Things are good and everything is going amazingly well. You feel good about it, yourself, and life.

The fourth cycle is Turbulence. This is characterized by growth that has become too complex and a bit overwhelming. Problems start to develop and it becomes apparent that the current structure cannot maintain itself. Turbulence is characterized by minor physical symptoms that are distracting, signs of depression or dissatisfaction with your life. Depending on the subject of the creation, there are other signs and symptoms. For example, in business, perhaps you are dealing with a troublesome employee. In your marriage, possibly serious communications problems are arising. A shift must happen for it to go on to the next level of growth. Ignore the call to shift at your own peril, for if you do, the result is chaos!

The fifth cycle is Chaos. The system begins to disintegrate and chaos is rampant. For example, your marriage is on the brink of divorce, or that pesky employee has sabotaged the business to the point of damage. You always know chaos when it appears; it is unmistakeable.

The sixth cycle is Droppings Off. Life has become so complex that you have to let go of something in order to move forward through a a difficult challenge. In a marriage, that may be divorce. In a business, that may mean a complete reorganization. It usually means we have to let go of a limiting belief, change our behavior, and reframe how you experience the world. You may feel resistance to this phase–it is human nature to want to hold on to what we have–but is is essential to our journey to let go of what has been holding us back.

Even Chaos brings change that’s needed. Just remember to drop off things that aren’t serving you. It can be challenging, but once done, you’ll feel lighter, and more free to enter into the next cycle of Meditation and Inward Silence, where you can heal, rejuvenate and get ready for your next creation (beginning). It’s comforting to know we can get through the challenges life brings, and move on into something better.

The seventh cycle is Meditation and Inward Silence. This is the final phase in the Universal Cycles of Change. We stand in the moment as we are; it may be uncomfortable at first, but remain there awhile and heal. This is a time of rest and rejuvenation, of resting in “being” rather than “doing”. This crucial phase paves the way for the beginning of the next cycle of Creation, where something new and wonderful can begin.

If you examine different aspects of your life like your love life, finances, health, friends, family, career and so forth, you will see which cycle you are in for each one — they will probably be different — and now you’ll have a road map of what to expect and how to successfully navigate the cycle.

What cycle of change do you find yourself in and in what area of life? I’d love to know how this resonates with you!

My joy is coaching women make transitions that create opportunities out of obstacles, and design a new life where they jump out of bed in the morning eager to live their life. That’s what I’m here for — use me.

© 2010, Taru Fisher. All rights reserved.

Many of you know that I am a Certified NLP Coach, NLP Master Practitioner, and NLP Health Practitioner. When someone works with me as their Life or Business Coach, they get the advantage of my knowledge of NLP, and the use of some of the most powerful communication tools known.

That said I’d like to answer the question, what the heck is NLP?
NLP – Neuro-Linguistic Programming – is:

• the ability to be your best more often
• a powerful and practical approach to personal change
• the study of human excellence

In the hands of a skilled NLP Coach or NLP Practitioner the power of NLP will:

• put you in charge of your own motivation
• help you create a compelling future and a personal pathway to it
• enhance your self-appreciation and self-esteem
• create a solid positive mental attitude
• gain more access to your peak performance

At its heart, NLP is set of tools that let people model excellence in all its forms. Using NLP exercises, tools, ideas, and gems of genius allows millions of people to achieve results and goals they never thought possible. NLP provides specific “how to” skills to create change in one’s self and to assist others in becoming more resourceful and effective. NLP helps you to change, adopt or eliminate behaviors, as you desire, and gives you the ability to choose your mental, emotional, and physical states of well being. NLP is truly empowering and helps you do whatever you do better!
Here’s a quick NLP technique called the Circle of Excellence that can help you attain a state of confidence whenever you need it, for example, when you have a medical appointment and want to be sure you are heard by your Doctor.

Relive Confidence

Stand up and let yourself go back in memory to a time when you were very confident; when you had a strong inner sense of confidence. Make sure it’s one you enjoy reliving. Pretend you are actually back in that situation. Fully relive that moment, seeing what you saw, hearing what you heard, and feeling what you felt in your body.

Circle of Excellence

As you feel the confidence building in you, imagine a colored circle on the floor approximately two (2) feet in front of you.
What color would you like your circle to be? Now, give it that color.
When that feeling of confidence is at its fullest, step into the circle, knowing that this circle contains everything you need to be fully confident. Now, fully experience that confidence.
Step out of the circle.

Selecting Cues

Now think of a specific time in your future when you want to have that same feeling of abundant confidence. See and hear what will be there just before you want to feel confident. Be sure the cues occur just before you used to begin to feel apprehensive.
The cue could be the door to the Doctor’s office, the Receptionist, etc. or even earlier.

Linking

As soon as you become aware of these cues, step back into the circle and feel those confident feelings again. Now, imagine that formerly troublesome situation unfolding around you in the future with these confident feelings fully available to you.

Check Your Results

Now step out of the circle again, leaving those confident feelings there in the circle. Outside the circle, take a moment and think again of that upcoming event. You’ll find you automatically recall those confident feelings.
This means you’ve already been successful in pre-programming yourself for that upcoming event. You’re feeling better about it and it hasn’t even happened yet. When it arrives, you’ll find yourself naturally responding more confidently.

I use this NLP technique before I’m about to give a speech and I go into it feeling confident and capable. That’s a great state to be in before giving a speech!
My husband, James, has created an invisible “Circle of Excellence” bracelet that he keeps on his wrist and throws down in front of him whenever he needs that feeling.
Go forth and create your own Circle of Excellence. I’d love to hear how it works for you.

© 2010, Taru Fisher. All rights reserved.

This is a guest post by John Dulworth, Coach, Speaker & Facilitator. He is currently my Life Coach and the journey I am taking with him is already changing my life. He’s bright, caring, and an incredibly intuitive coach–and he’s fun!

For the purposes of this post, we’ll be thinking of play as:

* Anything spontaneously done for its own sake.
* Disconnected from time; a timeless state.
* Something that can be infused into any activity or can have specific time blocked off for.
* Something that pertains to a light hearted attitude or frame of mind rather than about an activity.
* An altered state.
* Being of curiosity and exploration.

Here are some of the powerful effects that play and an accompanying playful mindset can have on us.

Play,

* Connects us with possibility.
* Establishes trust between individuals.
* Helps us get ‘unstuck’ or shift problems.
* Empowers us.
* Is as important as sleep.
* Reduces stress.
* Cultivates creativity and innovation.
* Makes living more fun. Duh.
* Supports brain and heart function.

Did you know?

* Humans are biologically programmed to play our entire lives?
* The first play act often times is the laughing, happy gaze between a mother and her baby?
* Humans can suffer from play deprivation?
* Play that involves movement helps the learning process?
* The opposite of play is not work but depression? (Well, ok, not technically, but it’s a quote I heard recently and it got my attention).

What gets in the way of play:

* Beliefs. Yikes, folks, this was a biggie. Yes indeed as we’ve seen before that little narrative in our head and the beliefs we hold, dictate how we live.  Where play is concerned, many of us have tightly held beliefs that we can’t or we shouldn’t or we couldn’t possibly – not until this is done or that is done  or we become more of this and less of that. We don’t get to play until we finish our work. We don’t get to play because we have to be productive. Adults don’t play – play is for children. Life is serious. We can’t afford to … blah, blah, blah. You get the point. Boring, right?
* We have a limited definition of play (for an expansion on yours see above). We think of it as something to be earned and then scheduled but because  we’re never done, we never earn it.
* Everything we do have to have a purpose attached to it so even if we are playing, we’ve turned it into something that is supposed to produce a result for us. Hmmm … feels a little    less like play to me.
* We’re simply out of practice, we’ve lost our play mojo; we’ve acquiesced to the circumstances of our life letting them close us down to rather than open us up to our playful selves.

Tips to get you playing:

* Infuse play into your day. Remember, it’s all about your attitude not about your schedule. In fact, what if instead of calling work, ‘work’ you called it  ‘play?’ (thank you Donna) Radical, I know. I can hear your inner Puritan calling b.s. but give it a shot. A simple change in your narrative can have a powerful impact.
* If you’re feeling out of practice, get a play mentor. I have a pal (Hi, Jane!) who asked her 12 year old son to be hers. If you have a dog, he or she might just be perfect. Or perhaps you need an ambassador of play; someone whose job it is to help you cultivate a light heart.
* Take frequent breaks (push backs) during your day. Get up and shake what your mama gave you as a way to break up the energy.
* Use music to lighten your mood. I play music while I am working. I love it. It always helps me to stay light.
* Smile your booty off. This one is huge. “Sometimes your joy can be the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy,” says Thich Nhat Hanh. Feeling stressed or upset or wobbly or depressed or anxious? Experiment with smiling. I recently realized that in intense exercise classes, I tended to smile really big especially when things got truly difficult. For me, it was a way to make it through the class without collapsing. I’ve had instructors comment on it. It got me thinking, what if I smiled anytime I was really stressed or confused? Guess what, it works. (There’s even science that supports it.)
* Do the funky chicken in front of the mirror first thing in the morning or do like my pal, Kelly, and when you catch your first morning reflection, make hilarious faces at yourself. Just remember that if part of your funny morning routine is to also give yourself crazy hairstyles that you brush them out before taking out the trash. Or not..
* When you’re out in the world, engage with people. Turn it into a game of connection; try not to let one single contact go by without a greeting or a smile or a ‘howdy.’ Talk about a funk buster! This gets you out of your drama and into the world where you belong.
* Start asking people what the funniest thing was that happened to them that day. Talk about a game changer at the dinner table.
* Keep a list of moments of hilarity.
* Reclaim Mondays. Monday gets such a bad rap and guess what, if we tell ourselves it’s gunna suck, then it’s gunna suck. Yippee! You’re right again.
* Set play dates with pals. No work conversation, no bitching allowed, just plain light hearted connection.
* Have a fun night with your hubby or wife.
* If you’re stuck in a pattern of fighting with someone, try setting up a new rule that when you fight you can only fight in your underwear or with sombreros on or while doing the Hokey Pokey. Using playfulness in tense moments can connect you to possibility and build trust. At a minimum, it’ll make it less painful!

Resources (click on links):

* The Monday night call: The Power of Play
* My blog post: Got Play?
* New York Times: Taking Play Seriously
* Dr. Stuart Brown’s book called, Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul.
* Dr. Stuart Brown’s Talk on TED.com And don’t be fooled by Dr. Brown’s demeanor, I’ve had the opportunity to see him in other interviews and he’s a light hearted, hilarious guy.

Finally, I want to help! Feeling stuck or not sure how to get this party going?

Give me a shout. We’ll come up with your personalized play plan designed to crack you up, bust a move and have you laughing through everyday.

You can connect with John at his blog, www.johndulworth.com.

© 2010, Taru Fisher. All rights reserved.

Recently I began to wonder why I was so damn tired, so unmotivated, so bored, so ready to sleep late, so ready to merely watch mindless television, so ready to hibernate and watch the rest of the world go by. Then I got up enough energy to attend the three day Whole Life Experience Retreat with Jane Deuber and John Dulworth. That was the beginning of my wake up call, my AHA! moment, and my journey back to myself. To say it was life changing is an understatement.

Being a part of creating a successful business was exhilarating but tiring, and while I bought into the vision and mission of Alive! (and I still do) it never provided me with the number of coaching clients I had wanted. My dream and passion was, and is, coaching people to have rich, fulfilling, successful, and most of all happy, lives where they contribute positively to our world. When the economic downturn hit, I gave up on my dreams of coaching to put all my energies into saving the business we had. I cut expenses–our bookkeeper, virtual assistant; anything and everything I could do, I did. Once we had ridden out the worst of it , I felt it had become time for me to let go of some of the Alive! duties, hire back help , and re-start my coaching practice. I had some success before, so I was confident it would be fairly easy to do.

For months I have been trying to get my Change the Way You Age group coaching program to take off. It was like pushing a boulder up a hill– 2 inches up, 2 feet back. I could never get the momentum I had previously been able to get when I helped create Alive! Whole Life Fitness Studio with my husband. Creating and building Alive! took us six years and lots of 80-hour work weeks with no vacations, very little fun built in, and finally I was left with a burned out feeling I couldn’t shake.

So, why was it so hard to do that? Why did I sink deeper and deeper into exhaustion? The Whole Life Experience Retreat opened my eyes, my mind, and my heart to what was wrong with this picture, and what was right.

I discovered I was no longer interested in building a big business, an all-consuming business where I had to devote almost my entire life to building it. And the biggest discovery was that I had been running away from my mortality. Yes, I said “mortality” as in death. All my efforts had been to age naturally and powerfully, to put a lot of effort into living longer, healthier, and better. Now that’s an admirable goal–it truly is. I was just using it to avoid seeing I was entering the last quarter of my current life, and acknowledging that my motivations and interests had changed.

I am becoming an elderwoman, a crone, a sage, a wise woman; someone who values balancing “being” with “doing”. I hadn’t wanted to acknowledge my desire for slowing down, for seeing what is present in this moment, for taking time to contemplate and reflect, for sitting quietly and listening to the birds outside my bedroom window. I was afraid my younger, entrepreneurial friends would reject me and see me as merely an old lady who had given up on her dreams. But I had to speak it; I had to start living it.

When I shared my revelation with the participants during the Retreat, I was given love, and caring, and an even deeper connection began. I was supported, accepted, and most of all, included. My fear of rejection was just that, my fear. Jane stepped in and did her magic to help me see what new path there was for me, and where my accumulated wisdom from a lifetime of transitions could best be used. I left the Retreat with renewed energy and a new focus for my coaching. Now I can see the road ahead, and who I will serve with my coaching practice. It is with women in transition; empty nesters looking for new meaning in addition to motherhood; women who are retiring, whether by choice or job loss, who want to design a new life, and women like myself who are entering elderwomanhood and want to chart a path that’s appropriate for them.

There is going to be another Whole Life Experience Retreat at the end of October, and I hope to be there. I’m certain some of my entrepreneurial friends will decide to be there, too. It will change your life — if you let it. Come, be, do!

© 2010, Taru Fisher. All rights reserved.

I recently noticed that whenever I look at my email, the sheer volume of it is making me nauseated — I dread reading it and having to respond. It feels like a never-ending cascade of words, entreaties to buy some service or product, or things I previously subscribed to which no longer seem relevant. Yet, open it I must for who knows what gems it may contain. Perhaps an old friend might actually write to me, and I don’t want to miss that. That’s if I can actually find it amidst the deluge. And somehow I seem addicted to checking all three (yes — three!) of my email addresses several times a day. And the work that would propel me in the direction I want to go, just doesn’t get done.

I need a new strategy for email! Anyone out there have some suggestions?

© 2010, Taru Fisher. All rights reserved.

Catchy title, no? Did the “virgin” attract you to this blog? Well, I’m sorry to say this is not as risque as it sounds. I finally took the leap and created a very short test video. I had started Elizabeth Potts Weinstein’s great 4 Weeks to Video course, got sidetracked (duh!), didn’t finish, and had used that as an excuse to postpone doing My Perfect First Video.

Lucky for me, I started working with a remarkable coach, Davina Haisell, who got my butt in gear by instilling in me the idea that it could actually be FUN. She also helped me recognize that for most of my long life I have been way too serious, and have trouble figuring out how to have fun.

I left my coaching session with her, sat in front of my iMac with the built-in iSight camera and just did it. It felt so good to stop thinking about it and DO IT. It was a big stretch beyond my typical need for perfection, and it was really fun and easy.

Now, I know absolutely there were glaring flaws in it — lighting, no makeup, clutter in my office, no editing, and my attempt to figure out where to look at the camera (resulting in my googly eyed look). And, when I look at it, I get a bit embarrassed. But my sense of accomplishment is undiminished and my momentum to do more is activated.

I couldn’t figure out how to imbed it — that comes later, so click here .

I welcome all comments and questions — REALLY. I want to know what you think about this first attempt, so any and all respectful comments are welcomed. Of course, if a comment is too mean and not helpful, it probably won’t make it through.

© 2010, Taru Fisher. All rights reserved.

I’m a long time member of BNI (Business Networking International) and in our chapter, we have someone who writes the introductions for members who are doing their 10-minute presentation. Our resident Member Experience person is none other than the fabulous Susan Schwartz, Brand Strategist, Speaker and the Queen of Branding.

I was doing my presentation on January 27, so Susan and I spent quite a long time on the telephone where I regaled her with stories of my life. Because I’m 67, I have quit a few stories to tell. What Susan came up with follows, and I have some questions for you after you read it.

“Bawdy. Naughty. Dangerous. Wild.
Spiritual. Centered. Profoundly reverential.
Passionate. Purposeful.
Physically challenged. Tired.
All of them — at one point, or many, in her life, have described our resident Oracle of Aging with grit and grace, Taru Fisher.

And that is exactly who Taru has grown to be —
Strong. Centered. Wise. Wonderful — unshakable.”

OK, I had no idea what she was going to say and I was floored by this introduction. I wondered who she was talking about–and then I realized it was ME.
Is this what she’d gotten from our conversation? If so, how could I possibly deserve it? It was that old “self-worth” thing again. Part of me absolutely loved it and another part cringed in embarrassment.

So, to people who know me, I’ve got the following questions:

1-        Do I warrant the title, The Oracle of Aging?
2-         If I do, for what reasons?
3-         What do you expect from an Oracle of Aging?

The Oracle is off to do the dishes now.

© 2010, Taru Fisher. All rights reserved.

The lyrics of American Idol runner-up, Danny Gokey’s new release, My Best Days Are Ahead of Me are very inspiring. And the song as Danny sings it is simply outstanding. We’ve chosen it as our Alive! Whole Life Fitness Studio’s theme song — and it’s now my song to get me up and moving forward with inspiration. I love this song so much, I purchased it on iTunes. That’s a lot for me as I buy very few songs.

So, here are Danny’s lyrics:

My Best Days are Ahead of Me

Blowing out the candles
on another birthday cake
Old enough to look back and laugh at my mistakes
Young enough to look at the future and like what I see
My best days are ahead of me

Life hasn’t always been a party
but mostly it’s been good
There’s only one or two things that I’d change if I could
I don’t get lost in the past or get stuck in some sad memory, yah
My best days are ahead of me

Age is nothing but a number
Sometimes I have to wonder
What does it really mean
But hey I’m still putting it together
I keep getting better
if I keep getting better
I can be whatever I want to be
My best days are ahead of me

Age is nothing but a number
Sometimes I have to wonder
What does it really mean
But hey I’m still putting it together
I keep getting better
if I keep getting better
I can be whatever I want to be
My best days are ahead of me

I’ve got sunsets to witness
dreams to dance with
beaches to walk on
and lovers to kiss
there’s a whole lot of world out there
that I can’t wait to see
My best days are ahead of me
My best days are ahead of me

I really love the line “age is just a number” because that’s been my experience of aging. When I remember that my best days are ahead of me, the possibilities seem endless.

Thanks, Danny, for a really great and inspirational song.

© 2010, Taru Fisher. All rights reserved.

“Short, Gray Hair makes you Ugly, Unloveable, and Worthless…” is the title of this amazing video by Matthew Blom that I saw on YouTube. I share it here because it underscores a message I want all aging women to get. It’s a message that’s central to my mission for my Change the Way You Age Group Coaching Program.

I found myself moved to tears as I watched it. It is beautifully done with such love and compassion — Thank you Matthew Blom.

© 2010, Taru Fisher. All rights reserved.

As an Apple lover, I had waited with anticipation for the rumored Apple “tablet”. Yesterday my wait was over; the iPad had arrived. I went to a lot of web sites where some of the younger geeks tended to bash it for its’ apparent limitations, some of which were:

• No multitasking
• No Adobe Flash
• No camera or iChat capabilities
• Still limited to AT&T’s 3G service

First, I didn’t expect the iPad to replace my iPhone, or my MacBook Pro, or my iMac 27,” or my digital camera. I would have liked a carrier other than AT&T because of their abysmal service, but I’m saying a prayer that situation will change in the near future.

Steve Wozniak was unhappy that it didn’t allow him to edit movies or fool around with music. Steve, don’t you have a real Mac for that? I do.

Mashable has a great article about the purpose of the iPad. It proposed that the iPad is a device for consuming content, not creating it.
As such it is uniquely suited to this task. If I want to create content like this blog post, for instance, I sure as heck will use my 27“ iMac–not an iPad.

What do I find so valuable about it?

• It will save trees, millions of them. Right now I have literally hundreds of books lining the shelves of several book cases. I tend to read several at a time, and have to carry at least two with me–just in case. With the iPad, I can have all the books I’m currently interested in with me when I go to Cafe La Tartine for tea. I can de-clutter my house by passing along my unused book cases to someone who needs them.
• It has a much larger screen (9.7inches) than my iPhone. As we age, our eyes need help reading small print. I’ve tried reading some books on my iPhone, and it’s darn difficult! I’ll be able to read bigger text and enjoy it rather than struggling. We have a client who is trying to read a 600 page novel on his iPhone, and it takes 13,000 pages. On the iPad, it will take 600.

• At a mere 1.5 pounds, it’s light weight, and only 1/2” thick (that’s actually “thin”). My laptop is increasingly difficult for me to carry, and when I take it somewhere it’s usually to surf the web, check email, look at Facebook, or post to Twitter. I hardly need a laptop for those tasks if I have an iPad.
• It’s small enough to fit in a woman’s tote bag or large purse without having to carry yet another case. Men will have to figure out their own preferred method of transport.

How will I use it?

• As a book reader. I love reading but the arthritis in my hands sometimes interferes with holding the books pages open. No such problem exists with the iPad. I can have my current books with me wherever I go, meaning I’ll actually read more — what a concept.
• To get email while I‘m away from my real computers. I’m CEO of Alive! Whole Life Fitness Studio and I need to be able to access my email wherever I am — OK, except at the movies or maybe the bathroom.
• To browse the internet (of course). I’ll be able to look up the latest Onion articles and laugh my a** off. Laughing is good.
• I’ll finally be able to actually see the Facebook app and post updates; Twitter will be easier to see as well. It’s those eyes again!
• To keep my favorite photos of my family and friends so I can share them with people I meet. I promise I won’t force them to look!
• To access some of my favorite YouTube videos; the ones that either make me laugh or inspire me.
• I’ll use the Maps feature to find my way to a new restaurant or a business.

I hope Apple extends the iBook store to publishing eBooks created by us folks; what a concept! A friend of ours also had a great suggestion. Some of the publishers could subsidize the cost of the iPad in return for a long term subscription to their content. It could work kind of like the old book club model, only on steroids.

If Apple is smart (and I think they are really, really smart), they’ll market this to my demographic; the 50-pluser’s and above. As DTNick said in a comment in a PC World article :

“As I mentioned …, we geeks sometimes lose touch of what real people use computers for: http://bit.ly/cLtQUy
My mom, for example, isn’t going to care about multitasking, the aspect ratio, the lack of an HDMI port, or any of that spec stuff. All she’ll care about is whether it’s easy to use, and whether it’ll get her online.”

DTNick, I’m not your Mom–but I could be. Thanks for thinking of me!

So, geeks who want more than what the iPad offers, please don’t buy one; obviously it’s not for you. Leave it for us, the 78 million plus Boomers and beyond (I’m a bit beyond) who will find it an extremely valuable piece of technology.

© 2010, Taru Fisher. All rights reserved.