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Carol Orsborn, Ph.D.
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Dear Fierce Ones, Back about a thousand years ago when I was making the perilous transit from midlife to older age, I met a fellow traveler named John C. Robinson. While I was equipped to attempt to make the most out of aging relying upon my doctorate in adult development, John was already a self-avowed […]
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Dear Old Souls, The summer is rapidly giving way to fall as my thoughts begin their annual turn inward. Today, I am moved to ask the question: What does it all mean? The following, adapted from my book The Making of an Old Soul , provides a sneak preview of my upcoming online retreats, exploring the highest stages […]
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For weeks, I’ve been hankering to go outside to the yard and just sit. But like most of us who are supposedly retired, I had too much to do. I’ll spare you the list. Suffice it to say that everything was unavoidable, important or necessary. Then suddenly, like the early fall rainclouds, my calendar cleared. […]
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I have now experienced mortal fear two times and have lived to tell the tale. My first engagement was 25 years ago, when I received a diagnosis of breast cancer. The realization of how much I wanted to live and how much I had to lose was a fiery gate through which I had to […]
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While you yearn for transcendence, unearthing, experiencing and processing old wounds is the real work of spiritual development. And you have been a devoted student. Like all old souls on the spiritual path, you have come to confront both the feelings of abandonment, of loss, of jealousy, a fear of missing out, and the self-defensive […]
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Today can be the best day of my life even if despite the fact that I’ve accepted my changing appearance, I look in the mirror and catch myself wincing. Even if I believe I love unconditionally and then a loved one doesn’t do what I want. Even if I’ve come to a place of […]
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We may not yet have found any palatable alternatives to growing old, but we have many choices regarding how we will age. The three most obvious options are to revile aging, deny it or romanticize it. Those who invest increasing amounts of effort to game the future, maintain the status quo or fix what’s broken […]
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Today, may I remember that … The quality of my relationships is not measured by the amount of time we spend together but the abundance of love I carry for you in my heart. Having fun, wasting time and being silly are as much a part of being whole as productivity or introspection. I am […]
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Today’s blog is not news to you. You are not who you used to be. You thought your persona would go the distance, but it’s already cracking. And if that weren’t unsettling enough, who are these poor neglected souls tumbling out through the fissures? You know the ones I’m talking about—the parts of yourself you’d thought […]
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These are dark times—and yet, there is cause for hope. In the most optimistic reading of our times, the shadows within which we huddle represent the end of an era and the clearing away of the outlived old for something new and unexpected. But this understanding requires a greater grasp of historical perspectives and a […]
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“Once again, Carol Orsborn stirs the reader to reflect upon aging as an opportunity for depth and expansion, and week by week to experience that which abides through life’s changes.”
James Hollis, Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life
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Brent Green
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“The Spirituality of Age is beautifully written…the best book I have ever read on this most significant passage.”
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