Wise Aging

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Explore meaningful subjects such as:

Relationships with adult children and spousesRomance and sexualityLiving with lossCultivating well-beingShaping our legacy

Whether reading this alone, with a partner, or in a group, Wise Aging will inspire and inform, and show us ways to grow into wisdom with resilience and joy.

Wise Aging

Living with Joy, Resilience, and Spirit

It’s time to think differently about aging.

Aging can feel like an inevitable drift.  But each year new doors open with opportunities, while others close with loss.  We have the power to prepare–to build our resilience and navigate the challenges.  Will we turn towards the opportunities, and continue to find joy and meaning in our lives? Strengthen relationships with our adult children? Have the courage to find new ways of living? How can develop into deeper, wiser people?

Explore aging with these sample topics and questions:

Evaluate your friendships and the bond you hold with others.

Which of my friendships do I most cherish? Why?Which of my friendships feel more burdensome than fulfilling? Why? Do I have any desire or responsibility to maintain these friendships in spite of their burden?Am I continuing to make new friends? How and where do I meet new people? When is this easy for me? When is it difficult?What do I enjoy doing with friends? Do I have friends younger than myself? Older?

Is it time to forgive the people in your life?

Ask yourself, “With whom do I remain angry, resentful, or alienated?”Picture that person or group in your imagination and note any feelings you experience.Reflect on how long you have carried these feelings. How have they changed as time has passed?Where does the wrong lie? Could there have been shared responsibility for how events unfolded? If so, how?Have you attempted a reconciliation? If so, what happened? If not, why not?

How can we create a sense of well-being in our lives?

Does your body feel differently when you act generously? In what ways?What moves you to be generous?What limits your desire to be generous?

Rabbi Rachel Cowan and Dr. Linda Thal have helped thousands improve their relationships and cultivate greater sense of well-being as they age

Rabbi Rachel Cowan

Rabbi Cowan is a past director of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality and has worked to revitalize Jewish spiritual practices during her years at the Nathan Cummings Foundation. She also helped secular organizations promote meditation as as resource for people living in contemporary society. Together with Dr. Thal, she has trained hundreds of facilitators in the reflective work exemplified in Wise Aging.

It’s time to think differently about aging

Wise Aging is the foundational text for peer learning groups to engage in reflective work that enables them to come to a new understanding about their lives as they age.

“Rabbi Cowan and Dr. Thal offer wisdom for those later in life, but they are really teaching all of us how to live better” –David Gregory, Meet The Press, CNN, Author of How’s Your Faith?

Dr. Linda Thal

Dr. Linda Thal is a Jewish educator focused on adult spiritual development. She was the founding co-director of the Yedidya Center for Jewish Spiritual Direction, an institute that trains rabbis, therapists, and others in providing spiritual guidance to individuals.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Behrman House, Inc. (May 15, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0874419212
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0874419214
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.8 x 0.7 x 8.9 inches