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"EMBRACING A MORE CREATIVE PATH AFTER MIDLIFE Many of us reach midlife without a roadmap for making meaning in the years ahead. As Sally Jean Fox turned 50, she heard a voice that said, ""There's more."" Guided by the presence of a Muse, Sally embarked upon the quest of a lifetime as she explored and experimented with a new path of creative expression. In the process, she found joy in a range of art forms from gardening and clowning to singing, painting, and writing-all while learning to fill her life with more beauty, reverence, and wonder. Sally does not sugarcoat the hardships that can come with the progression of years, yet she finds aging to be her ally as she makes peace with her old self-judgment demons and learns to trust her inner wisdom. While sharing the truths she discovers about the second half of life, Sally celebrates the freedoms, joy, and growth life after 50 can offer. ""Our bodies will decline with age,"" she writes, ""but if we feed our souls, our spirits will be able to soar."""

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"""This book is like a masterclass in empowerment. Cleverly disguised as a memoir, this is a captivating exploration of aging and creativity."" -David Spangler, Author of The Call and Apprenticed to Spirit ""Let Sally Jean Fox be your wise and funny guide on the path to becoming a passionate elder. Her memoir is a paean to vulnerability, creativity and love, and how to remain fully human as time brings inevitable changes. Beautifully done."" -Mark Matousek, Author of Lessons From an American Stoic: How Emerson Can Change Your Life ""Sally Fox's spiritual memoir, Meeting the Muse After Midlife, is both intensely personal and archetypal in its vivid depiction of the journey to awakening. Aging, Sally shows us, is not the diminishment we are led to believe, but rather, the opportunity to embrace all of life as a thing of beauty."" -Carol Orsborn, Author of The Making of an Old Soul ""Sally does an incredible job of conveying the emotions and reflections many of us feel as we move into the third chapter of life. With a powerful, authentic voice, she shares the contradictions, hopes, and joys that come with life after 50, offering the possibility that life becomes richer when we see it in terms of 'both/and.'"" -Margaret Seidler, author of Power Surge We each possess a creative spirit, but few of us recognize it, and even fewer still live in ways to give it wings-especially after midlife. Sally Fox's wise, funny book, Meeting the Muse After Midlife, shows us by example that aging is less about cognitive decline than about creative incline, if not creative flight. It's never too late to find your way. -Jeffrey Davis, author of Tracking Wonder: Reclaiming a Life of Meaning & Possibility in a World Obsessed with Productivity ""Sally Jean Fox is an inspiring storyteller, demonstrating how humor, joy, and creative expression are everyone's birthright, inspiring the voice of Truth within. Meeting the Muse After Midlife transforms our way of life from an acquiescent, linear struggle, into a multifaceted experience. Empowered by faith, courage and compassion, she calls us to live a life of true purpose, passion and possibility, beyond the myths of retirement and ageism."" -Chloe Goodchild, author of The Naked Voice, Transform Your Life through the Power of Sound"

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"Sally Jean Fox, PhD, is a writer, coach, performer, and artist. As head of Engaging Presence, she has coached hundreds of professionals to design their lives around what matters most to them and share their stories. She also supports clients to nurture their inner spark and design lives that support their creative aspirations. Sally writes regularly for 3rd Act Magazine, Medium, the website 60 and Me, and Substack, and produces the Vital Presence podcast. Find her weekly blog at EngagingPresence.com. In her earlier career, Sally directed pioneering leadership programs aimed at fostering self-awareness, presence, and meaningful engagement with others. She was the founding director of the Graduate Management Program at Antioch University Seattle. She holds a PhD from the Fielding Graduate University, an MBA from Yale University, and an MA from the University of Michigan. She lives with her husband on an island near Seattle where you may find her writing, weeding, riding her Connemara mare, or enjoying their springer spaniels, the ""joy boys.""She'd love to hear about your discoveries about aging and the creative life. You can reach her at www.meetingthemuseaftermidlife.com where you can find additional resources and practices to help you live your most creative life."

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