Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (906 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0307279634 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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A good read for the older person to remind them of A good read for the older person to remind them of how the prior life can be refreshed and drawn on to revitalise the current life of changed circumstances.. Kathleen A. Burt said Highly recommended. I enjoyed Composing A Life, but this book is even better. Particularly interesting is the section about people in their 60s returning to an earlier interest and, from the perspective of their adult experience and background, weaving it into the tapestry of the "active wisdom" stage of life. This has happened with several of my friends, colleagues and clients; they found it was perfect timing in their 60s to pursue a specific interest which improved their work or fulfilled them in a way unique to them.I als. Life long Traveling Companion I was first introduced to Catherine Bateson at my nieces high school graduation where COMPOSING A LIFE was the gift to all the graduates of a small private girls academy from the schools principal. The intention was to help the young woman begin leading reflective lives. As we sat on the lawn with the Rockies in the distance I started to peruse my nieces copy of the book, and it has been part of my permanent library ever since. The pages are dog eared from reading and rereading.Twenty years have passed and
In Composing a Further Life, Bateson redefines old age as an opportunity to reinvent ourselves and challenges us to use it to pursue new sources of meaning and ways to contribute to society. Bateson shares the stories of men and women who are flourishing examples of this “age of active wisdom”—from a retired boatyard worker turned silversmith to a famous actress to a former foundation president exploring the crucial role of grandparents in our society. Mary Catherine Bateson—autho
. There Hank turned his knowledge of tools and metal to making jewelry from precious metals and semiprecious stones. All rights reserved. Liberated by the move from the ocean to the mountains, the Lawsons are flourishing, continually learning new things and refashioning their lives in a new place. Life in this stage is an "improvisational art form calling for imagination and the willingness to learn." Bateson follows Hank Lawson, a former boatyard metalworker, and his wife, Jane, from Maine to their retirement in Tucson, Ariz. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Adulthood II, as Bateson