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“The Silver Pearl: Our Generation’s Search for Meaning” by Jimmy Laura Smull, Ph.D. and Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. is in its second printing (Ampersand, Inc., Chicago, IL 2005, 2007).

The writers spoke with over 100 women at midlife, and instead of complaining about problems of aging, they soon realized that they had tapped into a rich vein of optimism, clarity and perspective.

Today’s women are redefining what it means to be a woman at midlife and beyond.  Defying stereotypes of aging, both individually and as a group, women in their 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and beyond are achieving psychological and spiritual mastery in multiple areas of their lives.
These women have rejected the old notions of their parents’ generation that thought a depressing decline was inevitable.  They looked old.  They acted old.  Stereotypes die hard, but women today know that many of us will have three to five decades of, not only living longer, but will be healthier and with more vitality.

There were 10 issues cited by the participants that still are of concern. 
 They are: preparing for the future; ambition; love and relationships; parenting grown children; beauty; health; caregiving-loss and inevitabilities; legacy; unfinished business; and meaning. The authors have devoted a chapter to eachof these concerns in order to achieve life mastery.

These engaging stories deliver a message that is simple, but transformational.
  The older we become, the more it is possible to achieve our fullest spiritual and psychological potential.

At last, in the midst of our seasoned lives, we are becoming wise.

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