Poem of the Day: Turn the Page

 

TURN THE PAGE

 

Self-help books have long been our friends.

Guiding us through rocky starts, middles and ends.

 

In our twenties and thirties, underlined and dog-eared they lined our walls.

Trampolines for lightening falls.

 

In our forties and fifties, asking us to surrender, let go.

Then promising us we’ll regain control.

 

But in our sixties letting go is no guarantee

That things will work out how we want them to be.

 

On the eve of seventy, surrendering now is feeling reckless.

Guess I’ll need to try self-helpless.

 


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About Carol Orsborn

Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. has written over 30 books including her critically-acclaimed Older, Wiser, Fiercer: The Wisdom Collection and The Spirituality of Age: A Seeker’s Guide to Growing Older with Dr. Robert L. Weber, which was awarded Gold in the Nautilus Book Awards in the category of Aging Consciously. She is founder and curator of Fierce with Age: The Archives of Boomer Wisdom, Inspiration and Spirituality housed at CarolOrsborn.com. She is host of the 2 leading book clubs in the field of conscious aging: Sage-ing International's live, virtual The Sage-ing Book Club and the in-person Conscious Aging Book Club, sponsored by Parnassus Books, Nashville. She received her doctorate in the History and Critical Theory of Religion from Vanderbilt University with specialization in the areas of adult spiritual development and ritual studies.