An online journal for women engaging the third third of their lives.
Welcome to The Third Third, an online journal and virtual community for women committed to realizing our most creative, passionate, energetic, and fulfilled selves in the third third of our lives.
Join us — Moms, Daughters, Sisters, Friends — in the thoughtful exploration of what we need to know.
New Perspectives on The Third Third
A Peaceful Death
2012-05-09
When my grandmother died, the newspaper where I worked published a loving editorial tribute I wrote. When my friend Jan died, I wrote and offered a elegiac reflection to the church packed with mourners. When my mother died 11 years ago, I wrote the obituary for her hometown newspaper. When my father died last week, just a few weeks short of his 90th bi...
End-of-Life. . .Emotions
2012-04-16
The term “end of life” has taken on new meaning in recent weeks as I witness my dad's erratic, but inexorable decline. Not new meaning, new meanings. Just when I begin to think I have made some peace personally, I find myself having to deal with my sister’s very different perspective. Even though all three of us are on the same page vis-a-vis...
Recent Blog Entries
Second Careers Forum
2012-03-26
You may want to tune in to The New America Foundation's webcast of "Encore Careers: Can Second Careers Bridge the Retirement Income Gap?" Thursday,...
At the movies:Re-coming of Age
2012-04-18
Here’s a “Go see this movie!” from an unusual source: Marc Freedman of Civic Ventures, calls The Best Exotic Marigold Hot...
Current Events in The Third Third
If we had some really good political discussions here, I wouldn't object. But until then, comments and stories about the world that engages us every day — the economy, the environment, public education, the media, feminism, war, peace, and health care — everything else that's happening in our lifetime.
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Retirement in The Third Third
Unlike our mothers before us, we in the third third have choices to make — about where we live, what we do, if we volunteer, our impact on the world, what we want to be called, our financial resources, how long one can remain blond, the importance of our relationships, indeed our very quality of life. Lots to explore and discuss.
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Health in The Third Third
The greatest gift on this earth. How to keep it. How to handle your body's betrayal. Medical news updates. Reflections.
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