The Golden Egg of Aging

2008-08-25T20:21:00.000-05:00

Shirley W. Mitchell, National Author, Writer, 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 Golden GLOW...

2008-08-24T22:45:00.000-05:00

Shirley W. Mitchell was 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. A Mother of Three and a Grandmother of Eight (Soon to be 9) - an unexpected divorce later in life promoted a more positive approach to her future and what was to play in it. She was writing about, and promoting, a "Positive Aging Lifestyle" before most were even thinking about it. Her life "Passion" and "Mission" is to promote "Positive Aging and Vitality in Health", especially for those who are approaching or who might have attained that Golden 50 and Beyond. To help all those who are struggling to find a comfortable zone from which to inspire their own passions, hopes and dreams.

Known today as "The Golden Egg of Aging™" and the Lady with "The Most Stunning Smile", she is highly recognized as one of the Top Writers and Authors on Aging, Seniors-Senior Lifestyle, the Baby Boomer Generation, and Women-Women's Issues 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".

Shirley is the Author of 5 Books: "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 3 books - "Love Notes for Mom", "Love Notes for Dad" and "101 Great Ways To Improve Your Life"; a Columnist of the "Fabulous after Fifty" Newspaper Column in the Sand Mountain Reporter for the past 15 years, and the On-Line Syndicated Column, "Spiritual Sparks for Baby Boomers™. She is a regular Contributing Columnist for Senior Lifestyle Magazine and Senior Evangelism Partnership; Bliss Magazine, Just for Women Magazine, and a Featured Columnist-Writer in "Passionate for Life Magazine". Shirley is also a member of "The Lit Chicks" Literary Writers Critique Group. Shirley has an On-Line Newsletter at Passionate Sparks™.

She received the "1997 Woman of Achievement Award" from the Marshall County 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 she was nominated for inclusion into "The 2006, 2007 & 2008 Purpose Prize" with Civic Ventures in recognition of her life-long committment to Local and National Venues, The Teaching of Experience, Positive Aging and the Baby Boomer Generation. She supports groups such as the American Heart Association and the GoRed for Women Program. Shirley W. Mitchell has just been accepted as a "Senior Preneur" by Senior Approve Services. She is a member of the following Organizations:

Cambridge Who's Who
American Business Womens Association
National Association for Female Executives
Marshall County Business and Profesional Women
NABBW
Red Hat Society
Diva Web of Fame

A Dale Carnegie Graduate, she is also a Competent Toastmaster with Toastmasters International.

She is the Celebrity Radio Talk Show Host of the Internet Radio Show "Aging Outside the Box™" on the ArtistFirst World Radio Network. Produced in conjunction with Lighthouse Coastal Productions, "Aging Outside the Box™" is a weekly One-Hour LIVE Broadcast Radio Show heard every Wednesday night from 2PM-HIST, 3PM-AKST, 4PM-PST, 5PM-MST, 6PM-CST, 7PM-EST AND 8PM-AST, as well as World Wide. Each Show has a "Special Guest" with listeners being able to E-Mail the LIVE Show. The Show is "Aired" and "Archived", on three Website locations. You can also download the free "spodtronic" and listen to the Shows on your Cell Phone!

If you are an Artist, Author, Writer or Business and want an increased "Presence", check out "How to be a "Guest", "Advertiser" or "Sponsor" Today The cost to be a "Guest" is only $50.00! Sign-up Today ! E-Mail the LIVE Show!

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The Golden Egg

2008-08-23T16:20:00.000-05:00

"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 inside. 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

View the "Youth" & "Old Age is a Gift" PowerPoint Presentations !...

Shirley W. Mitchell at EventFul!

2008-08-22T12:28:00.000-05:00

Would you like Shirley W. Mitchell to come to your area for an Author Signing or to Speak to your Church, Club or Group ? Then DEMAND her at EVENTFUL!

The Management Team

2008-08-21T16:32:00.000-05:00

Shirley W. Mitchell is Managed and Represented by:

Lighthouse Coastal Literary
Lighthouse Coastal Productions
Lighthouse News Bureau
466 Sardis Cutoff Road
Sardis City, AL 35956
tel. 850-291-1847
Agent-Lighthouse
Agent at Fabulous after 50
Host at Aging Outside the Box

Schedule - Press Room - BookTour
Demand Me At Eventful - Growing Bolder

A Golden View

2008-08-20T19:10:00.000-05:00

To use the Viewer, you will use the menu buttons in the center. Or just put your "Cursor" on the icons and then click the one you want. Currently we have two - "View Photos" or "Play Music". For a larger View, click on the "magnifying glass", or the "Profile" button. Enjoy !

A Second Chance at Life

2008-08-18T13:15:00.000-05:00

July 4th, 2008, my perfect health for my 70 young years came to a sudden stand still. Thanks to modern medicine and a Pacemaker placed in my chest, I am again a bionic woman with a second chance at life.

It took me a few days to get my mind wrapped around the fact that my perfect health I had enjoyed all my life was gone. I felt like David in 1st Samuel 30: 1-6. KJV...

1. "And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
2. And had taken the women captives, and were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.
3. So David and his men came to the city, and, behold it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.
4. Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept until they had no more power to weep.
5. And David's two wives were taken captives,...
6. And David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: BUT DAVID ENCOURAGED HIMSELF IN THE LORD HIS GOD."

So, I grieved over my sick heart, then I encouraged myself in my God. Being under the umbrella of God's presence I knew my new Pacemaker for my heart was gain, not loss.

Many people in our world today are hurting! We are in war, economic stress, global warming, natural disasters, failing health, families are falling apart, and addiction plague many lives. In such times as these it is imperative we connect with our creator, the ruler of the universe. As David, we will pray to our God and He will hear. Verse 8, "And David enquired at the Lord, shall I pursue after this troop? (Amelekites) Shall I overtake them? And He answered, pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all." And David recovered all! Verse 18, "And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away; and David rescued his two wives."

Nothing is lost under the protection of God. As we live the Christian life abundantly, our recovery from hard times begins on the inside soul as we connect with our King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Encourage yourself in your Lord. Connect with Him for divine guidance. Pursue the enemy. The victory is yours. There is victory in Jesus!

As I charge forward with my new heart Pacemaker, I have a new zeal for encouraging others to encourage themselves in their God, making their grand finale of life victorious!

Reflections to The Coming of Age...

2008-08-16T14:01:00.000-05:00

"Look at Life with a Spirit of Reflection"... copyright 1996 © 1980-2007 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."

Internet Radio - The Golden Egg of Broadcasting...

2008-08-14T11:31:00.000-05:00

"Aging Outside the Box™" LIVE Broadcast Internet Radio Show with Celebrity Radio Talk Show Host, Shirley W. Mitchell, "The Golden Egg of Aging™" on ArtistFirst World Radio Network every Wednesday Night at 2PM-HIST, 3PM-AKST, 4PM-PST, 5PM-MST, 6PM-CST, 7PM-EST & 8PM-AST... Join in every week as we will have very "Special Guests" lined up on a variety of Topics ! While the Show is airing, Send us an E-Mail.

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 !

ArtistFirst World Radio Network is an independent, worldwide, online radio broadcaster that plays "The Best New Music You've Never Heard". We feature "Live Interviews" with independent bands, authors, and personalities, as well as a huge playlist composed largely of undiscovered, brilliant artists. ArtistFirst plays ALL types of music. And best of all, you can surf the web, work on your computer, or even play games, all while listening to ArtistFirst's great selection of music and live broadcasts -- for free. Finally, there's a radio station that actually puts the ArtistFirst! ArtistFirst is a Web Radio Station & Distributor that sends a clean, clear, static-free FM Stereo signal worldwide 24/7. We call it "INFO-TAINMENT". Hosts will often read e-mails such as questions and comments from listeners, LIVE on-air as they come in during your broadcast. Web Radio listeners regularly surf the web while they listen to our Station. Web Radio is interactive radio worldwide !

You can also download the free "spodtronic" and listen to the Shows on your Cell Phone!

LISTEN TO THE LIVE SHOW EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 4PM-PST, 5PM-MST, 6PM-CST, 7PM-EST & 8PM-AST !

MyExpertSolution Radio Show & Shirley W. Mitchell

2008-08-13T13:13:00.002-05:00

Sept. 15, 2008... 1PM-MST/2PM-CST... My Expert Solution Radio Show with Host Kristen Lamb, CEO, will Interview Shirley W. Mitchell on "Aging & Gerontology Issues". MyExpertSolutions.com is a resource for answers from assembled online experts ready to help with answers. Users can submit their question about anything from education, finance, health and relationships and experts in those fields will share an online answer in 24 hours.

Kristen Lamb, CEO of MyExpertSolution.com, has successfully served in executive roles for several companies including Growth Climate (http://www.growthclimate.com/) where she was Chief Executive Officer, Planetary Streams International (http://www.planetarystreams.com/), where she serves as founder and board member, and as well, Executive Manager of her design and home furnishings business, DesignIt Boutique. She is also the Founder of both The ChainBreaker Foundation and The Foundation House, 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations (http://www.thefoundationhouse.org/). Kristen is the author of Instinctive Eating, hosts three international Internet talk radio shows, "About Relationships", "D8 Nite", and "Bluebird Sisterhood" on Planetary Talk Radio and Relationship Radio networks and blogs daily at http://www.kristensexpertsolution.wordpress.com/.

Spring Means Remodeling

2008-08-12T21:53:00.000-05:00

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

2008-08-10T13:13:00.000-05:00

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

Diva Web of Fame 2008 Girlfiend's Retreat

2008-08-08T11:34:00.000-05:00

Apr. 18-20, 2008... 2008 "Ain't No Stoppin Us Now!" Baby Boomer Girlfriends' Retreat Hosted by Beverly Mahone, Founder of "The Diva Web of Fame" to be held at the Hilton Daytona Beach Ocean Walk Village Hotel 100 North Atlantic Avenue Daytona Beach, Florida 32118 tel. 386-254-8200 - A Town Hall Meeting: "Baby Boomers in the New Millenium" with Beverly Mahone, Shirley W. Mitchell, Bern Nadette Stanis and more, will be taped for Airing by PBS Station WCEU-TV in Daytona Beach, followed by a "Meet and Greet" Reception, Seminars, Relaxation and Fun Times! Two Special Entertainers will be Comedian Brian Greene and Bern Nadette Stanis who played "Thelma on the "Good Times TV Show". Wake up Saturday morning and enjoy a good morning stretch on the Beach with your workout partners. Workshops on topics such as Shifting your Career Gears, Fabulously Fit after Forty; Love & Relationships; Money Matters; Time Management; Doing it “Diva Style” Image Consulting, Down-sizing your life; The Sandwich Generation of Care Takers, etc. The weekend will cap off with the "EXCLUSIVE" OVER 40 GIRLFRIENDS PA-JAMMING PARTY!

"Mature" Girls STILL Wanna' Have Fun, Right?!

So come on down to Sunny & Exciting Florida and Join in on the fun !

Blooming Boomers Headed for Daytona Beach...

Women from around the country are going to converge on Daytona Beach, Florida April 18-20, 2008 for what the “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now!” Baby Boomer Girlfriends’ Weekend Retreat.

We're gonna let our hair down and be Educated, Entertained and Empowered!

Special Guest Presenters at the Retreat... Check out the Fabulous Women and the topics they'll be discussing...

1.) Debra Stokes will tell you how she turned her "hot flashes" into a successful business.
2.) Jo Kelly is an author and also the widow of the late actor Jack Kelly, who starred with James Garner in the TV series "Maverick". She will tell you some things about Hollywood you may not have known and share a nine-year-old secret too personal to share before.
3.) Shirley Mitchell is the "Original" Baby Boomer Diva and a National Celebrity Talk Show Host. She'll be our featured speaker at the Saturday morning breakfast.
4.) You'll be inspired by Minister and Author Ora Stearns-Smith, who will explain what it means to be "Divinely Framed."
5.) Fitness Expert Pam Archer is going to show you how to work your body for a new and improved YOU. This dynamic fitness boomer diva has worked with Jenny Craig.
6.) Dr. Shenin Sachedina is a Leading Breast Cancer Surgeon in Florida who will inform you on the impact breast cancer is having on women over 40. You'll be shocked by what you hear!
7.) Linda Lampman is a Financial Advisor on Money Matters to Baby Boomers and Seniors.
8.) Discover how former Boston Newspaper Columnist, Rhea Becker became a boomer advocate and keeps her passion for writing alive at midlife.
9.) Ruth "Silky" Waters unique style and performance in her delivery of Ballads, Jazz, Blues, R&B, Gospel and Pop Music has earned her the titles of "QUEEN OF EMOTION".
10.) Jennifer Evans delights with her Soulful voice.
11.) Dr. Ann Ashley Gilbert is a pioneer in women's health in Central Florida. She will answer your questions about menopause, taking care of your body and middle age intimacy.
12.) "This One's for the Girls" will be the topic of this boomer diva, Heidi Richards, who's an expert in working with women on how to do business on the Internet.
13.) Best Selling Author Linda Alexander says everyone's life is a story so why not write a book---and the stories are juicier at midlife!

Have Your Say at the Televised Baby Boomer Town Hall Meeting ...!!!

Growing Bolder & The Diva Event!

Growing Bolder Interviews "The Golden Of Aging™"

2008-08-07T16:28:00.000-05:00

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...

2008-08-05T21:59:00.000-05:00

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.

Aging Outside the Box™ "Senior Seminar" Plano, IL

2008-08-03T13:33:00.000-05:00

PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

VENUE: “AGING OUTSIDE THE BOX ™” SENIOR SEMINAR
DATE: SATURDAY - MAY 17, 2008
TIME: 10am to 2PM-CST (Brunch Served)
GUEST SPEAKER: SHIRLEY W. MITCHELL, National Author/Writer/Columnist/Speaker and Celebrity Radio Talk Show Host
LOCATION: PLANO CHRISTIAN CHURCH 9 Schomer Lane Plano, IL 60545

Press Release… Sardis City, AL – Lighthouse Coastal Literary, Lighthouse Coastal Productions and Lighthouse News Bureau are pleased to announce that the Plano Christian Church 9 Schomer Lane Plano, IL 60545 will be holding their “Aging Outside the Box ™” “Senior Seminar” on May 17, 2008 from 10am-2PM-CST. The Special Guest Speaker for the Group will be National Author/Writer/Columnist/Speaker and Celebrity Radio Talk Show Host, Shirley W. Mitchell of Alabama. This First-Time Event is being organized by the Plano Christian Church Seniors Project to facilitate an active Christian Seniors Group in the Sandwich, Plano and Yorkville area Communities. Included in the Event will be Audio & Video Presentations, Give-a-Ways, and The Seniors Project. A Brunch will be served. Tickets for the Event are $5.00 each and can be purchased by calling the Plano Christian Church at 630-552-7640. For Event information contact the Church Project Coordinators - Estelle Tucker 815-786-1957, Vernell Wyeth 630-553-1736 or Holle Van Gundy 630-552-4245, or Lighthouse Coastal Productions. Listen to the "Aging Outside the Box™" Radio Show with Celebrity Radio Talk Show Host Shirley W. Mitchell on May 14, 2008 at 6PM-CST/7PM-EST when we have Estelle Tucker as our Special Guest as we discuss "Beyond One Track Thinking" with... Seniors Making a Difference, Life-Young at Heart, Diamonds of Success, and Pearls of Wisdom.

Shirley W. Mitchell, also known as “The Golden Egg of Aging” and the “Original Baby Boomer Promoter” is an Author of 5 books including “Fabulous after 50” and “Sensational after 60”, a Co-Author of 3 books including “101 Great Ways To Improve Your Life”. She is the Columnist of the Weekly Newspaper Column, “Fabulous after Fifty” in the Sand Mountain Reporter of Albertville, AL; the On-Line Syndicated Column, “Spiritual Sparks for Baby Boomers”; a regular Contributing Columnist in Senior Lifestyle Magazine and a Featured Columnist-Writer in Passionate for Life Magazine. She is the Celebrity Radio Talk Show Host of “Aging Outside the Box™” on the ArtistFirst World Radio Network, an Inspirational, Motivational and Keynote Speaker, and owner of “The Shirley System”.

Shirley W. Mitchell is Managed and Represented by:
Lighthouse Coastal Productions
466 Sardis Cut-Off Road
Sardis City, AL 35956
Mob. 678-471-6092
Agent@lighthousecoastalliterary.com

May 16, 2008... 10am-CST... Press Conference Best Western Timber Creek Inn & Suites 3300 Drew Avenue Sandwich , Illinois 60548 630-273-6000 for the Plano Senior Project Senior Seminar being held May 17, 2008 from 10am-2PM-CST at the Plano Christian Church. Invited participants include Plano Christian Church Senior Project, Lighthouse News Bureau, Celebrity Radio Talk Show Host Shirley W. Mitchell, Plano Mayor Mayor Bill Roberts, Yorkville Mayor Valerie Burd, Sandwich Mayor Tom Thomas, Total Living Network-Significant Living, WSPY Radio 107.1FM & TV, WYLL Radio, WGN Radio, Kendall Country Record, Write-to-Publish, Valley Free Press, Fox Valley Shopping News and Beacon News. All Media from the area are invited to attend - please forward an E-Mail to Lighthouse if you plan on attending !

WebMD & Shirley W. Mitchell...

2008-08-01T11:04:00.000-05:00

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...

2008-07-30T22:09:00.000-05:00

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"

2008-07-28T03:17:00.000-05:00

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."

Third Age Radio & The Golden Egg

2008-07-26T12:25:00.000-05:00

PRESS RELEASE:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

VENUE: THIRD AGE RADIO SHOW
HOST: DR. PETER BRILL, M.D., and DAVID DEBIN-Writer-Producer
GUEST: SHIRLEY W. MITCHELL, National Author/Writer/Columnist/Speaker and Radio Host
DATE: TUESDAY - March 13, 2007
TIME: 11am-PST, 12noon-MST, 1PM-CST, 2PM-EST and 3PM-AST
LOCATION: THIRD AGE RADIO SHOW
SANTA BARBARA NEWS PRESS RADIO-KZSB 1290am
SANTA BARBARA, CA
CONTACT PERSON: SAMANTHA FRIEDMAN, Assistant Producer
Tel. 805-680-9369

Press Release… Sardis City, AL – Lighthouse Coastal Literary, Lighthouse Coastal Productions and Lighthouse News Bureau in conjunction with Third Age International is pleased to announce that Client – National Author/Writer/Columnist/Speaker and Radio Host, Shirley W. Mitchell, will be a “Guest” on the "Third Age Radio Show” with Hosts Dr. Peter Brill, M.D. and David Debin – Writer & Producer in Santa Barbara, California on March 13, 2007 at 11am-PST. The Show is aired LIVE on KZSB-am1290 Santa Barbara News Radio every Tuesday at 11am-PST, featuring authors and guest experts on topics diverse as Dating, Spirituality, Changing Habits, Grand-Parenting, Plastic Surgery, Sex, Finding Purpose, Health and Fitness, Fulfilling Dreams, Having Fun, Adult Children, Elderly Parents and more. Listen-in Live at http://pointers.mmpros.net/asxfiles-live/il80winlive1096.asx.

Shirley W. Mitchell of Alabama is an Author of 5 Books: "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 3 books - "Love Notes for Mom", "Love Notes for Dad" and "101 Great Ways To Improve Your Life". A Columnist of the "Fabulous after Fifty™" Newspaper Column in the Sand Mountain Reporter and the On-Line Syndicated Column, "Spiritual Sparks for Baby Boomers™", and Host of the Internet Radio Show "Aging Outside the Box™". Ms. Mitchell, also known as “The Golden Egg of Aging™”, is the owner of "The Shirley System - an On-Line Presence of 13 Websites and 12 BLOGS.

For more information contact:

Lighthouse Coastal Literary
Lighthouse Coastal Productions
Lighthouse News Bureau
466 Sardis Cutoff Road
Sardis City, AL 35956
Tel. 678-471-6092
Agent@lighthousecoastalliterary.com

BoomerTimes & SeniorLife Magazine & Sensational after 60

2008-07-24T01:53:00.000-05:00

Showcase of "Sensational after 60™" in the November 2007 Issue of BoomerTimes & SeniorLife out of Boca Raton, Florida!

Nov. 17, 2007... 6:30am-CST/7:30am-EST... "STARS" - Seniors Taking Active Roles in Society! Radio Show, Aired 5-8am-EST with Producer-Host, Anita Finley, Publisher of "BoomerTimes & Senior Life Magazine" will Interview her "Guest" - National Author/Writer/Columnist/Speaker and Celebrity Radio Talk Show Host, Shirley W. Mitchell, about her Fifth Book, "Sensational after 60™ - Loving Life All Over Again" on November 17, 2007 at WSBR-740am in Boca Raton, Florida. You can listen in LIVE at 4:30am-PST, 5:30am-MST, 6:30am-CST, 7:30am-EST & 8:30am-AST. This Show is conjunction with the "Showcase" of "Sensational after 60™" in "BoomerTimes & Senior Life Magazine" for the November 2007 Issue !