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Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers: A retirement and aging roadmap for single and childless adults by Sara Zeff Geber,

On the Edge of Something Bigger: Empowering Steps for Retirees Who Want More Meaning, Fulfillment, and Fun by Anja Sassenberg-DeGeorgia

Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life by Gregg Levoy “Follow your enthusiasms” is a three-word summary of this book.

What the late Frederic M. Hudson called the Doldrums is part of the cycle of renewal and revitalization for adults.

The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life by David Brooks In exploring how to lead a meaningful life,

The poet David Whyte writes in Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning: “Beginning well or beginning poorly, what is

Where do you find Sanctuary? When life feels stormy, difficult, or overwhelming, where do you turn for refuge or sanctuary?

While plenty of resources exist for the financial aspects of retirement, much less is available on the non-financial aspects. Social

An unexpected event like a fall, accident, diagnosis, hospitalization, or decline in functioning may trigger the need for caregiving. It

Are needs of older generations and younger generations competitive or collaborative? Can approaches be fashioned to reconnect in ways that

We live in a culture that wants to compulsively know WHY. We are accustomed to data points, metrics, and explanations.

How many times do you ask someone, “What are you doing today”? As Jungian Analyst John Beebe says, we ask

“My religion is kindness” says the Dalai Lama When incomprehensible events happen in our world and in our lives, kindness

Compassionate caregiving has been a way of life for Frank Ostaseski. Providing hospice care and being a Buddhist teacher has

Do you have a sense of lifelessness and meaninglessness? Do you feel as dry as a fall leaf? Do your