Fifty … middle age … over the hill. Is middle age a time that scares the living daylights out of you? Or is it a time for celebration? Which are you?
Cathy Marley reached her 50s and took a long look at where she had been and where she was going and discovered the long-buried passionate soul of a writer. But "everyone" said 50 is a hard time to change direction from technology to creativity. She chose to ignore "everyone" when she realized that midlife is a time for letting go of old expectations about who and what you should be. It is a time for discovering your greatness and your power and soaring high and far as you test your wings on the breezes of limitless possibility!
Written for baby boomers who are "not-so-far-over-the-hill", Peeking Over the Edge … views from life's middle looks at midlife as the beginning of life's best half. It is one woman's view of the regrets and triumphs of the past balanced by eager anticipation of a future built on wisdom gained along the way. This is a book for anyone who, preferring to explore the marvelous possibilities that come with each passing year, chooses to never be over the hill no matter what their age. It is for you.
This poetically fashioned and emotionally candid collection of Cathy Marley's personal reflections explores life after 50 as she sees it. It is a little bit about self-image, a little bit about love and our connection to the world around us, and a lot about the legacy we create today and leave behind when we are gone.
Peeking Over the Edge is filled with wisdom, wit, and insights that will touch your heart. Sometimes you'll laugh. Sometimes you'll cry. Whichever you do, you'll discover that the second half of life is a time to be savored and embraced. And you will know that the best is yet to come!
Cathy Marley is an award-winning freelance writer/author, entrepreneur, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She lives a contented life in Phoenix, Arizona, with Norm, her soul mate and husband of over forty-four years. Fur babies Jake and Molly the dogs, Sugar the cat, and Joe the cat who thinks he is a dog, make for an exciting household. Cathy and Norm's extended family includes Norm's three (now only two on this side) adult children, seven adult grandchildren, and at last count, 15 great grandchildren.
A former aerospace techie, Cathy dismissed her creative talents for most of her professional life until she discovered a passion for writing in midlife. She founded CJM Communications, Inc. to provide writing services to small businesses. After years spent writing and ghost writing professionally for others, she was first published under her own name in Love in Bloom, a creative collection of essays, short stories, and poetry from Women Writers of the Desert. Shortly thereafter, Cathy wrote and published Peeking Over the Edge...views from life's middle, a collection of her own reflections on life as she reached middle-age. It marked her personal validation and transition from "writer" to "author."
As a member of Women Writers of the Desert, Cathy formed a friendship with fellow writers Joy Collins and Betts McCalla. That friendship deepened after both Betts and Joy suffered the loss of their husbands and soul mates. As time went by, they taught her about grief by sharing their experiences in making their way through the minefield that is grief. As their friend, Cathy sought ways to help them work through that grief and ultimately find peace.
This book and From Grief to Peace, the company they founded to help others who are grieving, arose from that time. Cathy continues to be a regular contributor to the From Grief to Peace blog (www.FromGriefToPeace.blogspot.com) which inspired her to once again collect her reflections in book form. Breathing Again ... thoughts on life after loss was written from the perspective of someone who wants to understand what a grieving friend is experiencing, and in the truest spirit of friendship, provide love and support as that friend finds his or their way to peace.
Cathy's website is www.CathyMarley.com
Fifty … middle age … over the hill. Is middle age a time that scares the living daylights out of you? Or is it a time for celebration? Which are you?
Cathy Marley reached her 50s and took a long look at where she had been and where she was going and discovered the long-buried passionate soul of a writer. But "everyone" said 50 is a hard time to change direction from technology to creativity. She chose to ignore "everyone" when she realized that midlife is a time for letting go of old expectations about who and what you should be. It is a time for discovering your greatness and your power and soaring high and far as you test your wings on the breezes of limitless possibility!
Written for baby boomers who are "not-so-far-over-the-hill", Peeking Over the Edge … views from life's middle looks at midlife as the beginning of life's best half. It is one woman's view of the regrets and triumphs of the past balanced by eager anticipation of a future built on wisdom gained along the way. This is a book for anyone who, preferring to explore the marvelous possibilities that come with each passing year, chooses to never be over the hill no matter what their age. It is for you.
This poetically fashioned and emotionally candid collection of Cathy Marley's personal reflections explores life after 50 as she sees it. It is a little bit about self-image, a little bit about love and our connection to the world around us, and a lot about the legacy we create today and leave behind when we are gone.
Peeking Over the Edge is filled with wisdom, wit, and insights that will touch your heart. Sometimes you'll laugh. Sometimes you'll cry. Whichever you do, you'll discover that the second half of life is a time to be savored and embraced. And you will know that the best is yet to come!
Cathy Marley is an award-winning freelance writer/author, entrepreneur, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She lives a contented life in Phoenix, Arizona, with Norm, her soul mate and husband of over forty-four years. Fur babies Jake and Molly the dogs, Sugar the cat, and Joe the cat who thinks he is a dog, make for an exciting household. Cathy and Norm's extended family includes Norm's three (now only two on this side) adult children, seven adult grandchildren, and at last count, 15 great grandchildren.
A former aerospace techie, Cathy dismissed her creative talents for most of her professional life until she discovered a passion for writing in midlife. She founded CJM Communications, Inc. to provide writing services to small businesses. After years spent writing and ghost writing professionally for others, she was first published under her own name in Love in Bloom, a creative collection of essays, short stories, and poetry from Women Writers of the Desert. Shortly thereafter, Cathy wrote and published Peeking Over the Edge...views from life's middle, a collection of her own reflections on life as she reached middle-age. It marked her personal validation and transition from "writer" to "author."
As a member of Women Writers of the Desert, Cathy formed a friendship with fellow writers Joy Collins and Betts McCalla. That friendship deepened after both Betts and Joy suffered the loss of their husbands and soul mates. As time went by, they taught her about grief by sharing their experiences in making their way through the minefield that is grief. As their friend, Cathy sought ways to help them work through that grief and ultimately find peace.
This book and From Grief to Peace, the company they founded to help others who are grieving, arose from that time. Cathy continues to be a regular contributor to the From Grief to Peace blog (www.FromGriefToPeace.blogspot.com) which inspired her to once again collect her reflections in book form. Breathing Again ... thoughts on life after loss was written from the perspective of someone who wants to understand what a grieving friend is experiencing, and in the truest spirit of friendship, provide love and support as that friend finds his or their way to peace.
Cathy's website is www.CathyMarley.com
Cathy Marley is an award-winning freelance writer/author, entrepreneur, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She lives a contented life in Phoenix, Arizona, with Norm, her soul mate and husband of over forty-four years. Fur babies Jake and Molly the dogs, Sugar the cat, and Joe the cat who thinks he is a dog, make for an exciting household. Cathy and Norm's extended family includes Norm's three (now only two on this side) adult children, seven adult grandchildren, and at last count, fourteen great grandchildren. Having spent the first forty years of her life as an eager reader of other people's words, this former aerospace techie dismissed her creative talents for most of her professional life until she discovered her own voice in midlife. She was first published in Love in Bloom, a creative collection of essays, short stories, and poetry from Women Writers of the Desert. Peeking Over the Edge...views from life's middle, a collection of her own reflections on life as she reached middle-age, followed shortly thereafter. Written for other baby boomers who are "not-so-far-over-the-hill", Peeking Over the Edge looks at mid-life as the beginning of life's best half. It is one woman's view of the regrets and triumphs of the past balanced by eager anticipation of a future built on wisdom gained along the way. As a member of Women Writers of the Desert, Cathy formed an enduring friendship with fellow writers Joy Collins and Betts McCalla. That friendship deepened after both Betts and Joy suffered the loss of their husbands and soul mates. As their friend, Cathy sought ways to help them work through their grief and find peace. Her second book, Breathing Again - thoughts on life after loss, arose from that time. It was written from the perspective of someone who wants to understand what a grieving friend is experiencing, and in the truest spirit of friendship, provide love and support as that friend finds his or her way to peace. Asked what inspires her to write, Cathy says, "I spent a lifetime learning how to love myself. When I turned fifty, it was as if my whole life's experience came together for me and I saw everything filtered through a more positive light than ever before. Now, it's as if the ideas that have been growing in me for years have finally ripened to the point where I have to give them life. It's a transformation that reaches to my core and demands to be shared." Cathy's website is www.CathyMarley.com
"Cathy Marley's PEEKING OVER THE EDGE, is one of those keep it on your bedside table books, because anytime you feel like life isn't worth getting up for, pick it up and read a few pages." Vivia Giovannini"Cathy Marley has given a voice to the fears, emotions and elated journeys we take as we try to find our way through life. Each essay is a special treat to be savored and pondered. I can't decide on whether I should read another wonderful Peeking Over the Edge essay or work. I am enjoying your book so much I'm trying to figure out how to put it in the freezer like Snickers bars and just take a little nibble at a time." Betts McCalla"I'm not usually much of a reader, but this is good! I couldn't stop reading once I started it." David Kalvelage"As I read your stories I can't help but find myself amazed by how I can relate to them and how that helps me to work through my own thoughts and feelings. It's always nice to know we're not alone in the way we think or feel." D. Leonard, Phoenix, AZ"Written by Cathy Jo Marley, whose own experience turning 50 provided inspiration, Peeking Over the Edge ... views from life's middle is a memoir of the joy of middle age, candidly exploring the second half of life as a time to be enjoyed to the fullest. From coping with a hysterectomy, to fondly recalling distant memories, to the luxurious yet tawdry experience of reading "bodice ripper" romances and more, Peeking Over the Edge offers a candid glimpse of the simple moments in life, and the relish of adapting to new changes with aplomb. A wonderful amalgamation of insights into the pleasures of life well lived." Small Press Book Watch, November 2006"Peeking Over the Edge by Cathy Jo Marley is a book that reads smoothly. Ms. Marley tackles the difficult genre of essay plus memoir with a two edge sword. She gives voice to the main stream life of the middle-age wife/mother/business woman while also traveling through her dreams and desires for her own creative, sometimes glamorous, somewhat mysterious decisions in crafting a unique identity." Book Review by Amber Silverstar
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