Thank You For A New Year

 Many thanks are in keeping

For the Festive days ahead,

And for all the harvests reaping

The grains for our daily bread.

Thanks for the chance of growing older

And for the blessings in each day.

Thank you for the shine which gets golder,

Brightening spirits, come what may!

Thank you for another new year

Calling us to go ahead, full steam,

And courageously without fear,

Using all we’ve learned from Age Esteem!

Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®

Aging Blues

December!

Remember

The things you have to do.

Next year

(Nearly here!)

a time to start anew.

Be clear

Don’t fear

A kind of “Aging Blues.”

Life’s Dear,

Hear? Hear!

It’s special, just like You.

Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®

A Geneva Tradition: Escalade

Traditions are important as a means of bringing people together for a common purpose. We have family traditions that include celebrating holidays, watching the sunset and greeting visiting friends or family at the airport with flowers. There are also community traditions such as how people celebrate the national holiday together in their town.

The city and state of Geneva, Switzerland have a unique tradition of celebrating the Escalade. It is the day that they commemorate the citizens of Geneva fighting off the Savoyards during the night of December 11th 1602, and thus remaining independent and free.

There is much folklore around the festivities. One story tells of La Mère Royaume, a woman who took the cauldron of vegetable soup off the fire and threw it on the enemy soldiers. This has resulted in delicious chocolate cauldrons filled with marzipan vegetables like those you see strewn over the table in the photo above.

These chocolate cauldrons are then smashed by the oldest and youngest person as they hold hands and say, “And thus perishes the enemies of the Republic!” This is to the great delight of all ages since you then eat the chocolate and its candy vegetables.

Bonnie Fatio

Holly Days With Age Esteem

Jolly is this season’s clue,

As a way to shed the blues.

Decorate your inner “tree”,

Shine with stars, be tinselly!

Give yourself the Gift of Time.

Wrap your days with golden twine.

Oh how festive you will seem. –

Holly days with Age Esteem!

Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®

Thank You! 

Thank You, and you, and you, and you,

For friendships old and friendships new,

For those to love in myriad ways,

For lessons learned and festive days,

For Health and Happiness galore,

For Earth’s rich bounty, and much more,

For songs to learn and ones once sung

For growing old while feeling young!

Thanks for having time to live,

Finding verbal gifts to give.

Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®

Giving Thanks For Age Esteem

Thank you November

For your special day!

How grateful we are

For Thanksgiving’s way

Of bringing together –

To share and to feast

(In fair or “fowl” weather

From South, North or East,)

Young ones or elders and

Those in between –

And thank you for guiding us

To our age esteem!

Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®

Your Authentic Voice

Are you speaking with your authentic voice through your writing?

Bonnie Fatio will be guest speaker at the Writing from Your Heart on-line gathering on November 19th at 11am PT. She will be interviewed by Eileen Parr on Age Esteem and “Transforming the world with your authentic voice”, the theme of this week.

Sign up for this Free series here and tune into Bonnie Fatio and other well-known, dynamic speakers.

Let’s Be Witty

Wit is short for witty,

It’s what we all could be –

If in Town or City

We mostly showed some glee –

With poems and little ditties

(Though corny as can be!)

Oh, it would be a pity

If you didn’t all agree!

Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®

Bonnie Fatio will be speaking at ETC (Expats Talent Connect)

HOW TO AGE WITH PIZZAZZ!

We are happy to be welcoming elegant and inspiring Bonnie Fatio, founder of AgeEsteem®.

Tuesday 12th of November

Centre L´Esperance, 8 rue de la Chapelle, 1207 Geneva

10-00-12.00 Followed by lunch (optional)

20CHF

RSVP: mailto:ETC.Geneva@gmail.com

Bonnie Fatio is an internationally recognized motivational speaker who has been coaching people to shine for over twenty years. She is passionate about the contribution we can make to society in our golden years and believes we are moving to an era when age shall be celebrated & valued. Bonnie is boosting with creativity and radiating energy.

Warmly, Anine & Cheryl

Expat Talents Connect is a face-to-face creative exchange network inspiring YOU to CONNECT & share your TALENTS and live your passions.

Anine Ekelund & Cheryl Gooch created Expat Talents Connect in 2010. Both have a shared passion to connect expats with themselves and others through sharing inspiring stories. They believe that through listening to the journeys of others we connect with our own talents and passions so allowing us to lead more purposeful lives. Expat Talents Connect is a non-profit network.

Bonnie’s Dream

Be Both Brave and Bountiful

Or Outrageous: that’s O.K.!

Never think you’re Naught or Null,

No other is like you, oh Nay!

If you follow Bonnie’s dream

Every day is Age Esteemed.

Written by Alexandra Taylor for Bonnie Fatio & AgeEsteem®