Secrets of Becoming a Late Bloomer: Extraordinary Ordinary People on the Art of Staying Creative, Alive, and Aware in Midlife and Beyond

586 Pages·2000·1.12 MB·English

by  Connie Goldman

Secrets of Becoming a Late Bloomer :
Extraordinary Ordinary People On the Art
title:
of Staying Creative, Alive, and Aware in
Midlife and Beyond
author: Goldman, Connie.; Mahler, Richard.
publisher: Hazelden Publishing
isbn10 | asin: 1568383703
print isbn13: 9781568383705
ebook isbn13: 9780585271842
language: English
Aging--Social aspects, Aging--
subject Psychological aspects, Aged--Psychology,
Aged--Biography, Retirement.
publication date: 2000
lcc: HQ1061.G643 2000eb
ddc: 305.26
Aging--Social aspects, Aging--
subject: Psychological aspects, Aged--Psychology,
Aged--Biography, Retirement.
Page i
Secrets of Becoming A Late Bloomer
Page ii
"This fine book reminds us that this land of opportunity extends to the
middle and later years of life, when we can still invent new
possibilities for ourselves."
R N. B , MD
OBERT UTLER
B P C
ROOKDALE ROFESSOR AND HAIRPERSON
D G A D
EPARTMENT OF ERIATRICS AND DULT EVELOPMENT
M S M C
OUNT INAI EDICAL ENTER
"Secrets of Becoming a Late Bloomer is a warm, caring, inspiring
book and we who are old can use as much of that as we can get!"
E L S
DA E HAN
F C It's Better Over the Hill than Under It AND
AMILY OUNSELOR AND AUTHOR OF
I Want More of Everything
"With this brilliant book Connie Goldman and Richard Mahler have
given me a rewarding shove, convincing me that I am Eddie "Late
Bloomer" Albert. Thank you. This is a valuable book."
E A
DDIE LBERT
A
CTOR
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Secrets of Becoming A Late Bloomer
Extraordinary Ordinary People on the Art of Staying
Creative, Alive, and Aware in Midlife and Beyond
Connie Goldman
Richard Mahler
Hazelden
Center City, Minnesota
1-800-328-0094
1-651-213-4590 (Fax)
www.hazelden.org
© 1995 by Connie Goldman and Richard Mahler
All rights reserved
First published in New Hampshire by Stillpoint Publishing, 1995
First published by Hazelden Foundation, 2000
Printed in the United States of America. No portion of this publication may be
reproduced without the written permission of the publisher
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Goldman, Connie.
Secrets of becoming a late bloomer : extraordinary ordinary people on the art of
staying creative, alive, and aware in midlife and beyond / Connie Goldman and
Richard Mahler.
p. cm.
Originally published: Walpole, NH : Stillpoint, c1995.
ISBN 1-56838-370-3
1. AgingSocial aspects. 2. AgingPsychological aspects. 3. AgedPsychology. 4.
AgedBiography. 5. Retirement. I. Mahler, Richard. II. Title.
HQ1061 G643 2000
305.26dc21
99-
057500
Cover design by Pamela Belding
05 04 03 02 01 00 6 5 4 3 2 1

Page v
Dedication
To my children Dennis, Nancy, and Barry, who will come into
midlife at a time when, I am hopeful, our world will under-
stand that sixty-five is the speed limit, not the age limit.
Connie Goldman
For my aunt, Lucie Yeaman, our family's most inspiring role
model for creative, positive, and life-affirming aging.
Richard Mahler
Page vii
Contents
Foreword ix
by Ken Dychtwald, PH.D.
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction: Dare to Explore xv
One: The Secret of Attitude 1
Two: The Secret of "Who Am I Now?" 26
Three: The Secret of Forgiveness 44
Four: The Secret of Risk Taking 69
Five: The Secret of Action Steps 89
Six: The Secret of Many Happy Returns 113
Seven: The Secret of New Roots 136
Eight: The Secret of Intimacy 160
Nine: The Secret of Health 182
Ten: The Secret of Humor 207
Eleven: The Secret of Creativity 230
Twelve: The Secret of Gardening 251
Thirteen: The Secret of Spirituality 266
Fourteen: Afterthoughts 295
About the Authors 303