PEARLS (eBook)
246 Seiten
Pearlsww, LLC (Verlag)
978-1-7331357-1-9 (ISBN)
What's it like to grow older? More than 80 American women from across the nation offer thoughtful insights on many aspects of advancing in years--the ups as well as some downs, joys along with sorrows, happy memories from the past plus contentment with much of the present. Life is worth living, they agree, even as relationships, health, and responsibilities may change. Lessons learned through a lifetime can enrich one's later years; talents and wisdom gained from experience can be blessings to others as well. Attitude is the key, they say, and at every age one may choose how to live during the time ahead.
PEARLS addresses practical everyday realities as well as major issues, such as: How can you stay mentally alive as your situation changes? How do you make new friends, especially if you relocate? How important is your appearance to you as time goes by? How do you feel about silence and solitude? What do you do with the "stuff" in your life? What did you once worry about that didn't happen? Did you have mentors when you were younger, and can you now be one to others? Readers are encouraged to note their own responses to the questions raised--and to discuss them with friends or family when possible.
When women talk with one another, they often share their inner selves. It is no surprise, then, to see that some of PEARLS' 800-plus quotations and comments are serious, some amusing, some heartbreaking, and some just plain sensible. These women are neither afraid nor ashamed of the later stages of life, despite whatever troubles they may have faced. This book shows, from the point of view of women who have "been there, faced that" how to put everything into perspective and make a worthwhile life. They are different from one another, as well as from those who will read their words. They express what they have discovered, how they've adapted to physical challenges and dealt with losses, what brings them joy, and how they create and sustain family relationships and friendships. There is no doubt that nearly any adult American female will find something here to bring at least a nod of recognition.
Welcome to PEARLS!
First Words
Why this book? Why Pearls? Why Women’s Wisdom? Why Not Men?
What’s in Our Minds
Attitudes, Staying Mentally Alive
Worries
Thinking About Change and the Three M stages
Stereotypes, Wisdom
Ages and Stages
What Does it Mean to be Old?
Remembering Being Young, Growing Up, Mentors
Age Transition: Wisdom for Our Younger Self, Favorite Age
Bodily Realities
Appearance: Are Looks Important? Looking at Ourselves, and Listen to Mom!
Health: Assessing Changes, Health Nuisances, Menopause
Spiritual Foundations
Connections
Bonds With Others, Making Friends
Our Nearest and Dearest: Widowhood, Divorce, Losing Loved Ones
Dealing With Time
Sharing Our Time: Causes, Volunteering
Can there be Too Much Time? Loneliness and Solitude
Day by Day
Hiring services—“Stuff”—Legalities—Driving—the Other Half
Later Life
Living Situations: Housing, Caregiving
Retirement, Use of skills
Smiles and Wise Words
Humor and Age
She Said It (and So Did He)
Final Touches
Seasoned Reflections
Rethinking Technology
The Last Word
List of Survey Questions
Participants by State
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.7.2019 |
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Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik |
Schlagworte | adulthood • aging • becoming older • Gerontology • how to grow old • Later life • Life Stages • pearls of wisdom • women sharing • Women's Lives |
ISBN-10 | 1-7331357-1-5 / 1733135715 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-7331357-1-9 / 9781733135719 |
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