Creative Aging: Rethinking Retirement and Non-Retirement in a Changing World
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (987 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1594732817 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Former president of Faith At Work (now called Lumunos) and editor of Faith@Work magazine for over twenty years, she now travels nationally to offer retreats and workshops. She currently teaches on spiritual companionship at Washington National Cathedral, the Servant Leadership School, and Virginia Theo
She calls readers to remember that “we are human beings not human doings.” This valuable book is strongly recommended for anyone facing the reality of retirement. Drawing on stories of real-life people, this practical, useful book develops the spiritual dimensions of aging in a way that makes what the author calls "the generative years" count. She begins with "Release": letting go of vocational identity; and continues with "Resistance": resisting change; "Reclaiming": drawing energy from the past; "Revelatio
She offers creative ways for you to share your gifts and experience, particularly when retirement leaves you questioning who you are when you are no longer defined by your career.Drawing on stories of people who have reinvented their lives in their older years, Bankson explores the issues you need to address as you move into this generative period of life:Release: Letting go of the vocational identity associated with your career or primary workResistance: Feeling stuck, stagnant, resisting changeReclaiming: Drawing energy from the past, discovering unused giftsRevelation: Forming a new vision of the futureCrossing Point: Moving from stagnation to generativityRisk: Stepping out into the world with new hopeRelating: Finding or creating new structures for a new kind of work. Discover Your Unique Gift"Creative aging is a choice…. If we remember that transition always begins with endings, moves on to a wilderness period of testing and trying, and only then do we reach the beginning of something new, then we can embrace this encore period of life with hope and curiosity, remembering always that it is our true nature to be creative, to be always birthing new ways of sharing our planet together."from the EpilogueIn a practical and useful way, Marjory Zoet Bankson explores the spiritual dim
Tomm Carr said Living with aging. Don't think that this is one of those "Financial Planning for Retirement" books. Not that there's anything wrong with being financially prepared for retirementThis book is about being psychologically and emotionally prepared for your retirement years. I say "retirement years" rather than "retirement" because one of the options available to us to not retire at all. For a lot of . D. Marshall said Really enjoyed this book. Really enjoyed this book. One of many I have read since moving to the slower side of the road.The greatest gift I've been given so far through the wisdom and knowledge of these amazing women so versed and steeped in the subject from their experiences and research can be condensed into the realization for me at least, that to have this gift of extra time after our professional p. Avid Reader said product review. Discover Your Unique Gift"Creative aging is a choice. If we remember that transition always begins with endings, moves on to a wilderness period of testing and trying, and only then do we reach the beginning of something new, then we can embrace this encore period of life with hope and curiosity, remembering always that it is our true nature to be creative, to be always birthin