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Publié par	Xlibris US
Date de parution	12 septembre 2022
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781669844983
Langue	English

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AGING WISELY Life from Fifty to Seventy-five Years Viola B. Mecke, Ph.D., ABPP

Library of Congress Control Number: 2022916136 ISBN: Hardcover 978-1-6698-4500-3 Softcover 978-1-6698-4499-0 eBook 978-1-6698-4498-3 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner. Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only. Certain stock imagery © Getty Images. Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, King James Version (Authorized Version). First published in 1611. Quoted from the KJV Classic Reference Bible, Copyright © 1983 by The Zondervan Corporation. Rev. date: 09/21/2022 Xlibris 844-714-8691 www.Xlibris.com 843626

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction

CONTENTS

PART I Chapter 1 Life and Aging Chapter 2 In the Beginning: The Initiation Losing Youth, Ages Fifty to Sixty-Five Chapter 3 Retirement Years Not Young, Not Old: Ages Sixty-Five to Seventy-Five Chapter 4 On the Bridge: The Age of Compassion Ages Seventy-Five to Eighty-Five Chapter 5 The Curtain Call—The Encore Ages Eighty-Five Plus

PART II Chapter 6 Our Challenge: Caring for Ourselves Chapter 7 Are Our Emotions Growing Older? Chapter 8 Capture Those Fears Chapter 9 The Emotional Challenge of Loneliness Chapter 10 Loves and Losses Chapter 11 Loves and Losses, Part II: Homes and Possessions Chapter 12 Resolving Those Problems Coping and Control Chapter 13 Aging Wisely

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PREFACE

AgingWisely:FacingtheEmotionalChallengesfrom50to85+Yearshas emerged from my experiences of growing older. I have become increasingly convinced that feelings are the predominant force behind our actions, directing our choices and selecting our social relationships. My practice as a clinical psychologist centered on helping patients face those feelings that bind them from happiness in their lives. Hidden feelings are often expressed in unknown and unbidden ways. For instance, I was especially impressed with one patient who avidly repeated that he had no feelings. His wife agreed. Nevertheless, during one session, he blinked while discussing a problem. When I questioned what he had felt at that moment, with effort, he said that he was afraid of what he had said, giving the key to recognizing his feelings. It is now recognized that as we grow older, we rely more on our feelings for the decisions and choices that we make. “To your own self, be true” rings the bells of our hearts. To be true to ourselves is to be true to our feelings. Observing myself, family, friends, and patients as we have grown older instigated the thought that it might be easier if aging people were more aware that their feelings, their stresses, and their concerns about life were shared by others. The growth of the field of developmental psychology now includes the phases of aging, as in other stages of growth. The research has familiarized us with the stresses that come at the time of life when we expected life would become easier, more content, and less fearful. Instead, we often find an increase in stress and anxiety alongside more pleasurable feelings of well-being. Satisfaction with life calls for an emotional balance that brings contentment and quietude, and nurtures secure feelings. It requires accepting our positive strengths and our personal limitations to come to terms with ourselves. Hopefully, these thoughts will help the reader find that emotional balance, which ensures contentment and gratitude for life itself. The illustrations that I have used in this book are partly from my own experiences as I have grown older. Names of all others have been fictionalized to conceal their identities. While my family members may recognize themselves, I have their permission to tell some of their stories. In those moments when you are alone with your thoughts and memories, does quiet contentment seep through your being? Have you a sense of satisfaction and gratitude in your life? Here are some ideas. It is my hope this book will open pathways for greater pleasure and quietude in this last path of life.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Writing this book has been a challenge and a pleasure for me. Many have persuaded and encouraged me. Relatives, friends, and colleagues have supported my efforts. I thank them for their confidence that these words may prove helpful to others who are growing older. I am so grateful for the following: Kerry Methner, editor ofCasamagazine, whose untiring efforts in teaching the art of writing, reading the manuscript, and challenging ideas brought this book to fruition. For the constant, valuable suggestions and encouragement of my brother, William Bloom, who read the first rough drafts of the book, without losing faith in my efforts. Anita Mills was a loyal friend who read each draft, helping and reading throughout each stage of development of the book. Alyce Dunn (my sister), Joanne Talbot, Ruth Levine, Mary Ann Norfleet, Paula Kunst, Maxine Underwood, and many others whose suggestions, stories, and encouragement were invaluable. Finally, many thanks and much gratitude to Mary Flores and Josh Prince of the Xlibris Publishing Company who tolerated my idiosyncrasies and encouraged me throughout the process of publishing the book.

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