Connie Goldman - Secrets of Becoming a Late Bloomer: Extraordinary Ordinary People on the Art of Staying Creative, Alive, and Aware in Midlife and Beyond
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"This fine book reminds us that this land of opportunity extends to the middle and later years of life, when we can still invent new possibilities for ourselves." ROBERT N. BUTLER, MD BROOKDALE PROFESSOR AND CHAIRPERSON DEPARTMENT OF GERIATRICS AND ADULT DEVELOPMENT MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
"Secrets of Becoming a Late Bloomer is a warm, caring, inspiring book and we who are old can use as much of that as we can get!" EDA LESHAN FAMILY COUNSELOR AND AUTHOR OF It's Better Over the Hill than Under It AND I Want More of Everything
"With this brilliant book Connie Goldman and Richard Mahler have given me a rewarding shove, convincing me that I am Eddie "Late Bloomer" Albert. Thank you. This is a valuable book." EDDIE ALBERT ACTOR
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Secrets of Becoming A Late Bloomer
Extraordinary Ordinary People on the Art of Staying Creative, Alive, and Aware in Midlife and Beyond
1995 by Connie Goldman and Richard Mahler All rights reserved
First published in New Hampshire by Stillpoint Publishing, 1995
First published by Hazelden Foundation, 2000 Printed in the United States of America. No portion of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Goldman, Connie. Secrets of becoming a late bloomer : extraordinary ordinary people on the art of staying creative, alive, and aware in midlife and beyond / Connie Goldman and Richard Mahler. p. cm. Originally published: Walpole, NH : Stillpoint, c1995. ISBN 1-56838-370-3 1. AgingSocial aspects. 2. AgingPsychological aspects. 3. AgedPsychology. 4. AgedBiography. 5. Retirement. I. Mahler, Richard. II. Title. HQ1061 G643 2000 305.26dc21 99-057500
Cover design by Pamela Belding
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Dedication
To my children Dennis, Nancy, and Barry, who will come into midlife at a time when, I am hopeful, our world will under stand that sixty-five is the speed limit, not the age limit. Connie Goldman
For my aunt, Lucie Yeaman, our family's most inspiring role model for creative, positive, and life-affirming aging. Richard Mahler
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Contents
Foreword
by Ken Dychtwald, PH.D.
ix
Acknowledgments
xiii
Introduction: Dare to Explore
xv
One: The Secret of Attitude
1
Two: The Secret of "Who Am I Now?"
26
Three: The Secret of Forgiveness
44
Four: The Secret of Risk Taking
69
Five: The Secret of Action Steps
89
Six: The Secret of Many Happy Returns
113
Seven: The Secret of New Roots
136
Eight: The Secret of Intimacy
160
Nine: The Secret of Health
182
Ten: The Secret of Humor
207
Eleven: The Secret of Creativity
230
Twelve: The Secret of Gardening
251
Thirteen: The Secret of Spirituality
266
Fourteen: Afterthoughts
295
About the Authors
303
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Foreword
In Secrets of Becoming a Late Bloomer, Connie Goldman and Richard Mahler confirm in a striking way what I have believed for some time: we need a brand-new image of aging
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