Secrets of Becoming a Late Bloomer : Extraordinary Ordinary People on the Art of Staying Creative, Alive, and Aware in Midlife and Beyond

by Goldman, Connie; Mahler, Richard

• ISBN13: 9781568383705
• ISBN10: 1568383703
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Hazelden

Summary

It's time to focus on what we gain with age, not what we lose. . . .In Secrets of Becoming a Late Bloomer, Connie Goldman and Richard Mahler confirm in a striking way what I've believed for some time: we need a brand-new image of aging. That new image must replace yesterday's view of maturity as a period of stagnation and decline with the idea that the latter part if life can be truly exciting and a time of growth, productivity, and newfound pleasures-if we know the secrets of becoming a late bloomer. --From the foreword by Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., President and CEO, Age Wave, Inc."A potpourri of wonderfully provocative examples of folks who respond creatively to the changing conditions in the later years of their lives." --Ram Dass, Author, lecturer, and spiritual teacher

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Dare to Explore
The Secret of Attitude	p. 1
The Secret of "Who Am I Now?	p. 26
The Secret of Forgiveness	p. 44
The Secret of Risk Taking	p. 69
The Secret of Action Steps	p. 89
The Secret of Many Happy Returns	p. 113
The Secret of New Roots	p. 136
The Secret of Intimacy	p. 160
The Secret of Health	p. 182
The Secret of Humor	p. 207
The Secret of Creativity	p. 230
The Secret of Gardening	p. 251
The Secret of Spirituality	p. 266
Afterthoughts	p. 295
About the Authors	p. 303
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