really matters For Women who are becoming selective in the late middle years, it means separating out what is really important about one’s life, one’s interests, one’s family and fnends: one’s work. “Knowing what Directions, (led by Mary Bowling R.N.) a good guide to maintaining a_ happier balance in life: building self confidence; setting smal goals.to achieve a sense of accomplishment: making new friends; finding out the _options for yolunteer work, yha really matters,” says Gail Sheehy in Pathfinders, “sometimes means detaching oneself from concerns that used to matter a great deal” - and taking some steps to plan for the future. Women 45-60 years will find the North Shore Family Services course, New continuing education, employment, and leisure. Many women feel lonely when the teenagers grow up or leave home. Others experience the pain of letung go of an old way of hfe through separation, divorce, or widowhood. Each one may feel the need THE GROWING EDGE All around us worlds are. dying and new worlds are being born: All around us life is dying and life is being born. And fruit ripens on the tree, The roots are silently at work in the darkness of the earth t Against the time when there shall be new leaves, fresh blossoms, green fruit. Such is the growing edge! In selecting a title for this new column from amongst the many that came to mind, I found myself coming back to THE GROWING EDGE. I have lifted it from a poem by Doctor Howard Thur- man, part of which ts quoted above. Howard Thurman, who died only a year or so ago. has been a challenger, inspirer and fnend to me over many years During the ume of writing ASK HAYDEN STEWART, (which has appeared in The EATON’S CORRECTION EATON’S CANADA-WIDE - -HOMEFURNISHINGS SALE FLYER Due to supple delivery problems the following items are nol available tor = im- mediate delivery However orders will be accepted for dalivery by the date shown Page 28 hem “un umbretle stand Hom Zul Hope design Planter feburary | tte 24M Caentrapioc ¢ Page 1) Wer 494 lead cr ysstitt Page 36 lleun Hope design beteuary | C beassseee cent carrie Japvcety 70! Cross BO Mve Hoestorcaaary os yOu ‘sorte am Dreseacd goeatstr y Le seasstess Fan) iy oadtvertentty, tia arrurs listect abive have appeared iy peat We san ary “ Jeary me dvere titer, Coral egret Cat verriuerre es rr cot He gmene oe Ue Crd ata dy perme & EATON'S Life’s joys exp News almost a decade now) there have been many oc- casions when I would have liked to write something that had it’s starting place in my own person, rather than in the questions that have been submitted for the question- and-answer nature of ASK HAYDEN STEWART. I was not turned down by the News brass when I suggested the idea a while back. As a result, ASK HAYDEN STEWART will continue as usual in our Wednesday issues and THE GROWING EDGE will appear on Sundays. I will be most grateful for the submission of questions to be con- sidered in ASK HAYDEN STEWART and cqually grateful for suggestions from our readers regarding possible topics for Sunday's THE GROWING EDGE. I hope that THE ' "At TT ‘ea 3 = N, to take stock of strengths and skills, and look at priorities before taking action. It is easier to do this offered again by North Shore Family Services and the North Shere