Over 50?
Are You Optimizing Your Life?
Alchemy of Aging signals a bright new beginning for many people 50 and over who are seeking resolution to many of life’s age-related obstacles. Five new, important and interrelated services for people 50 and over are:
Alchemy of Aging works with individuals, families and groups in the New York Metro through Hudson Valley region. Our teleseminars, workshops, coaching and public speaking touch people throughout the United States…and, often beyond.
If you are like many others over 50, you’re facing a new crop of challenges and issues that make you question your work/career goals and direction; nature of your relationships with friends, family and community, and often, an overarching if silently pondered question,
“Is this as good as it gets?”
Yes, moving into our “mature” adult years or what has been called our “second half of life " can be painful, upending, and even, down right frightening. So much seems to have changed. Life can seem to have less promise; we can’t get jobs commensurate with our knowledge and competence; despite our best efforts our bodies begin to betray us. And losses of all kinds begin to mount.
So, what’s a smart, capable, person supposed to do when the mirror, mirror on the wall reflects a vision of our life and selves that we previously thought was the “fairest of them all”? We need to find a new definition of “perfection” which embraces light and shadow, strength and weakness, the polarities that are life. We need to discover ourselves anew.
In the face of new realities, life over 50 can be the richest and most meaningful of your life. We face and wrestle with our questions, disappointments, confusion, fear and anxiety, our frequent companions in these years. Yet, through the state of flux, we can discover new avenues to explore; new relationships that bring deep satisfaction; and changed ways of sharing our gifts at work, in relationship and in community.
To successfully negotiate the transition into the second half it entails a 5-step process:
Accept that life has changed and no amount of fighting or denying it will change that fact
Assess and evaluate where you currently are in the 4 aspects of your life:
- Self Awareness, self-knowledge, coming to terms
- Work/Career/Avocation
- Relationships – past and present
- Spiritual– moving from the head to the heart
Determine which areas continue to provide meaning and satisfaction and acknowledge others that contribute…well, not so much.
Develop a life continuum plan aimed towards full engagement
Implement new strategies, learn new skills, expand your curiosity, find your passion, be on-purpose.
Our clients who implement this approach are seeing their sense of meaning deepen; the quality of their relationships becoming increasingly rich and sustaining; and their work, experience and wisdom become transformative in their own lives as well as the lives of others. Most importantly they feel truly authentic as they live their lives.
These benefits, often hard fought for, sustain and strengthen us for the years ahead.
Leslie Malin, LCSW, ACSW, C-ASWCM, the founder and Director of Alchemy of Aging has been working with individuals, families and organizations since 1978 to optimize:- life satisfaction
- meaning and purpose at work, at home, and in community
- authentic relationships that are emotionally, spiritually, & intellectually sustaining.
We have a solid record of success that has changed how people live their lives, engage in their work, face challenges, and share their wisdom. We can make a difference for you as well.
Please browse this web site for detailed information on how you can benefit and find the answers that you seek.
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