Twilight Years: Embracing Life Review, Life Repair and Gratitude

As we enter the later years of life, we’re presented with a unique opportunity for reflection, healing, and appreciation. Three interconnected practices – life review, life repair, and gratitude – can significantly enhance our well-being and bring a sense of fulfillment and peace in our golden years. Let’s explore why these practices are so crucial […]

Three Practices to Illuminate Your Twilight Years

zenad nabil on Unsplash“>Photo by zenad nabil on Unsplash Twilight Years: Embracing Life Review, Repair, and Gratitude As we enter the later years of life, we’re presented with a unique opportunity for reflection, healing, and appreciation. Three interconnected practices – life review, life repair, and gratitude – can significantly enhance our well-being and bring a […]

Me and My Shadow

As we reach our later years and look back at our lives, we may wonder why we did or said certain hurtful things. Regret is a common feeling in older adults as we look back at the lives we lived. We may also wonder, where those hurtful words or actions came from since we are […]

What Has Your Life Meant?

Photo on Unsplash The Hindu tradition offers a helpful way to look at the journey of life. In the Hindu tradition life has four stages: The Student – life is focused on education and discipline The Householder – life revolves around marriage, family, and work The Grandparent – life is about letting go of past […]

Finding Meaning in Our Later Years

As we age and retire, several questions help us to find meaning in our later years” • Will I fight the aging process or submit to it gracefully? Will I deny my age or accept my years as they add up, and even live in awe that I was given life in the first place […]

The Who-Am-I? Crisis

Unsplash Who am I without my partner who has died? Who am I without the job I held for so long? Who am I without my good looks? Who am I as my health declines? Who am I, now that I can no longer drive? Who am I, now that I am unable to contribute […]