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Part of Hindsight, Humor, and Hope: Who, Me, an Elder?

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Introduction
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Elderhood in the twenty-first century brings a golden gift of time that earlier generations may not have received. It offers moments to rethink and revalue one’s expertise and interests. Increased self-understanding makes it possible to expand one’s ability to create something new or build a new...
Workshop-at-a-Glance
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Activity Minutes Lunch 20 Opening 5 Activity 1: Stretching 10 Activity 2: Spiritual Journaling 15 Activity 3: Sharing of Meaningful Objects 30 Activity 4: Creating Object Mandalas 15 Activity 5: Sharing in Pairs 10 For Next Time 5 Closing 10...
Materials
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Coffee, tea, and water service items Tissues (for participant use) Newsprint, markers, and tape Chalice, candle, and lighter, or LED battery-operated candle Cloth Chime or bell for signaling time Name badges from Workshop 1 Group Rules of Respect from Workshop 1 Singing the Living Tradition, the ...
Preparation
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Arrange for coffee, tea, and water at the workshop. Arrange for furniture setup: For large group: Place tables in a horseshoe arrangement (leaders at the head table, chairs around outside of tables). For smaller group: Place one or two table tables in a rectangle (leaders sit at a middle side and...
Lunch
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Activity time: 20 minutes Welcome participants as they arrive and ask them to put on their name tags. Invite them to put their special objects on the cloth around the chalice. Encourage them to chat over lunch. As lunchtime draws to a close, share these words of Caroline Joy Adams, used with...
Opening
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Activity time: 5 minutes Light the chalice and offer these words from Sophia Lyon Fahs: We pause in reverence before all intangible things that eyes see not, nor ears detect that hands can never touch that space can not hold and time can not measure....
Activity 1: Stretching
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Activity time: 10 minutes Lead the group in these exercises, adapted from the book Five Minute Massage by Robert Thé. Demonstrating as you lead, begin with the exercise from previous workshops and add another. Remind participants to do them only if they are physically able: Exercise 1: Take a...
Activity 2: Spiritual Journaling
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Activity time: 15 minutes Invite participants to look at the array of meaningful objects around the chalice and then to focus on their own object. Post the journaling questions and invite participants to journal about their object, using the posted questions to help them get started.
Activity 3: Sharing of Meaningful Objects
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Activity time: 30 minutes Ask: “Was it easy or difficult to decide which object to bring with you?” Allow time for responses. Tell participants that you will ask them one at a time to stand or sit near the chalice and share their object with other participants. Ask them to hold their meaningful...
Activity 4: Creating Object Mandalas
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Activity time: 15 minutes Give each person a half sheet of cover stock with a circle drawn on it. Invite them to honor their object and what it symbolizes by using their own art supplies to create a mandala. Explain that they will reflect what their object means to them by using color, line, and...
Activity 5: Sharing in Pairs
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Activity time: 10 minutes Invite participants to move into pairs to share their mandalas, to the degree they are comfortable. Use the bell or chime at five minutes to signal time to change speakers.
For Next Time
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Activity time: 5 minutes Distribute Handout 1, Looking Ahead to Workshop 5. Respond to any questions.
Closing
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Activity time: 10 minutes Post the closing words so all can see them. Shuffle and set out Blessing Cards, text side down, and invite each participant to take one. Then take a card and read your blessing aloud. Invite participants in turn to share their blessing aloud. Allow a pause between each...
Handout 1: Looking Ahead to Workshop 5
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My future starts when I wake up every morning. — Miles Davis Life is a continual process of letting go…and moving forward…and letting go… and moving forward. For there are times when our souls are set on fire, and deeply cherished dreams must die...and we are forced once again to create new...

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