YaYa Wisdom

Growing up I was surrounded by a large circle of creative women who helped to form the person that I am today. This circle was started during my mother's teens, a bonding of friends that has grown over the years through adolescence, early adulthood, marriage, childbirth, death, painful times and onward. The nature of this powerful circle is explained in the novel "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" by Rebecca Wells, an inspiring and sometimes painful account of a deeply connected group of women (the YaYa's) and their offspring. It details the complicated bonds between mothers and their children and the powerful connection that women create with each other over time. When I read it I realized instantly how similar it was to my own experience with my mother's friends. The interesting thing about the women I am connected with (my YaYa's) is that they were not really aware of how intensely creative they are. Now moving through their 50's with ease, coming into some greater insights about life and themselves, they seem to be more aware of their power and their love for each other..........



	YaYa Wisdom

10 things I learned from the YaYa's Growing up I was surrounded by a large circle of creative women who helped to form the person that I am today. This circle was started during my mother's teens, a bonding of friends that has grown over the years through adolescence, early adulthood, marriage, childbirth, death, painful times and onward. The nature of this powerful circle is explained in the novel "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" by Rebecca Wells, an inspiring and sometimes painful account of a deeply connected group of women (the YaYa's) and their offspring. It details the complicated bonds between mothers and their children and the powerful connection that women create with each other over time. When I read it I realized instantly how similar it was to my own experience with my mother's friends. The interesting thing about the women I am connected with (my YaYa's) is that they were not really aware of how intensely creative they are. Now moving through their 50's with ease, coming into some greater insights about life and themselves, they seem to be more aware of their power and their love for each other.......... The above is an excerpt from a wonderful article contributed by Keri Smith. Below are 5 of the "10 things..." For the other 5, and accompanying comments, follow this link: www.kerismith.com/WishJarTales/yaya's.htm 1.) Laugh a lot! 2.) Make your own fun 3.) Sing together 4.) Time spent with just women is life affirming 5.) Love and friendship is more important than all the money in the world



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