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Say Yes to Life!

Say Yes to Life!. Gary Carlson, PhD. Life Expectancy—United States. In 1800 ~35 years. Life Expectancy—United States. In 1800 ~35 years In 1900 ~47 years. Life Expectancy—United States. In 1800 ~35 years In 1900 ~47 years In 2000 ~77 years.

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Say Yes to Life!

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  1. Say Yes to Life! Gary Carlson, PhD

  2. Life Expectancy—United States In 1800 ~35 years

  3. Life Expectancy—United States In 1800 ~35 years In 1900 ~47 years

  4. Life Expectancy—United States In 1800 ~35 years In 1900 ~47 years In 2000 ~77 years

  5. “…What will you do with your one wild and precious life?” Mary Oliver The Summer Day

  6. Tunisia

  7. New Mexico

  8. Bhutan

  9. Rose and Vincent Pepitone--New York

  10. Kampala—Hadza from Tanzania

  11. J. Ray Acoma Pueblo

  12. Betty Craft On her 94th Birthday

  13. Tibet

  14. Three Models of Aging • Disengagement

  15. Three Models of Aging • Disengagement • Status quo

  16. Harry Heyman and Bill Helmich Albuquerque, NM

  17. Three Models of Aging • Disengagement • Status Quo • Conscious Aging

  18. Rabbi Zalman Schachter Shalomi

  19. A Definition of Spiritual Eldering SE is the process of becoming an elder; of reviewing one’s life; of coming to terms with mortality; of finding one’s personal truth and the meaning of one’s life; of effecting intergenerational healing; of transmitting one’s wisdom learned through life experience; of creating one’s legacy; and of being a mentor to others.

  20. The Four Flames of Vital Aging(from Richard Leider, Claiming Your Place at the Fire) “Grow whole, not old” Identity Community Passion Meaning

  21. Definition of an Elder Barry Barkin The Live Oak Project, El Sobrante, CA An elder is a person who is still growing, still a learner, still with potential, and whose life continues to have within it promise for and connection to the future. An elder is still in pursuit of happiness, joy and pleasure, and her or his birthright to these remains intact. Moreover, an elder is a person who deserves respect and honor, and whose work it is to synthesize wisdom from long life experience and formulate this into a legacy for future generations.

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