We hunger for communities for meaning
that can transcend
the individualism and selfishness that we see around us.
~ Michael Lerner
For a wise perspective, see the poem She or I by Viola A. Jaffe in our anthology Celebrating Poets over 70.
Building Neighbourliness Across Generations – June 4th, Hamilton
Hamilton Aging in Community, a group I lead, presents its 5th annual Seniors`Month event on June 4th: Building Neighbourliness Across Generations. This Open House will include displays by 15-20 local intergenerational groups engaged in activities ranging from technology to music & dance to homesharing to sharing stories through card-making to student field education with/by seniors.
Aging with Spirit
Warriors for the Human Spirit
Nine Scientists on Happiness
Life Lessons From the Oldest Old
Writing Exercise
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Book Review
Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living
Krista Tippett; Penguin Books, 2017.
Krista Tippett, a graduate of Brown University 20 years after me and host of the National Public Radio show “On Being”, ask deep questions about mystery and life.
In this volume, we are introduced to her path of seeking, learning and more questioning as well as to the many spiritual thinkers of our day whom she has interviewed for her show. As she says, her work (and I’d say her avocation) is to listen deeply – what she calls generous listening. At the Ecumenical Institute in Minnesota, she learned to ask questions about lived experience, since folks can disagree with the views of others but never with their experiences.
She discusses the path toward wisdom in terms of five concepts: words, body, love, faith, and hope. This list is novel in its inclusion of body and in the ordering of the concepts and how they build upon each other. For each of these five concepts, her section is followed by segments selected from interviews with specific spiritual leaders.
This is a book to read and then reread at different times in our lives – so many thoughts for us to ponder.
I encourage you to listen to the free podcasts available for 15 years of great interviews with spiritual and writing leaders of our era and also to download the Discussion Guide.
For the complete review, click here: Ryan18-Tippett17-Becoming Wise
With this ‘Craters of the Moon National Park’ shadow photo sent to me by my writing friend Patricia Stott-Prince,
I bid you adieu
Ellen