Redefining Aging, a conversation series

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Program:

Thank you to everyone who came to help us launch this series through our wine and cheese gathering on April 14.

We are hosting three more conversations and you are welcome to join us. Not a class, not a support group, this conversation series will explore ways to reframe common misconceptions about a universal experience: growing older. While pop culture tends to focus only on the losses that come in this time of life, we will consider the significant opportunities. Participants will discover new ways to express their values, creativity and spirituality – in a joyful and supportive community.

The conversations will be expertly facilitated, yet evolve dynamically according to participant interest. Like good cheese and fine wine, we age better together.

Dates/Cost:  The community is invited to participate in one or all of the conversations.

  • Opening conversation, wine and cheese gathering: Thursday, April 14, 2016 – complimentary. (Done.)
  • Conversation series: Thursdays, May 26, June 23, July 28, 2016 – $20 suggested donation per conversation to help cover related expenses.
    1. April 14 – FULL 
    2. May 26 – DONE
    3. June 23 – DONE
    4. July 28 – Register here for July 28 conversation.
  • Conversation topics:
    • May 26, 2016:  Living with Meaning and Purpose: Practices for Maintaining Vitality
    • June 23, 2016: Death, Dying and Loss: How to Live through to the End
    • July 28, 2016:  Community: Relating to People on Macro and Micro Levels

Time: 5:30 – 7 p.m.

Location (April 14):  Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center, 8553 Urbandale Avenue, Urbandale, Iowa 50322

*You may have heard that the location has been changed to Tifereth Israel Synagogue. Be assured, the location is indeed at the Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center. Please check with your friends to make sure they know. Thank you!

Facilitators: The conversation series will be facilitated by a team from the Center’s staff.

For more information: Contact Diane McClanahan, dmclanahan@mindspiritcenter.org, 515-251-6667.

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This is not the same old conversation.

Aging is better than the alternative.

All curiosity levels welcome.

What would you do if you had more time? 

#RedefiningAging5Ps: Purpose, Promise, Potential, Possibility, Phlourish