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Lecture 1
     Retirement - 
     Are you Ready?
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Lecture 2
     Second Adulthood:
     What it Means and
     How to Get One
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Lecture 3
      Aging Gracefully and
      with Purpose
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Lecture 4
     Late-Life Conundrums
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Baby Boomer Lecture Series with Wine & Cheese

Patrick H. Davis, MSW
Lecturer

Lecture 3

"Aging -- Gracefully and With Purpose"

The “Gift of Longevity” has changed everything.  Continued breakthroughs in medical science and innovations in technology have made life safer, improved the quality of daily health and extended life expectancy for the average American to 20 to 30 years.  But is this “Gift of Longevity” is both a blessing and a curse?  As the Baby Boomer generation of 78 million enters the 6th decade of life, is youth-obsessed American society ready?  Given the fact that more people are living longer, is it time to find good use for those extra years?  What can I do to grow older gracefully and with purpose?

Old age is no place for sissies, to quote Bettie Davis, (1908 – 1989, American Actress) and as anyone that is older will tell you, it is not for the faint of heart.  With a society where possessing money and youth (at least looking youthful) means officially existing, old age is denied and defied.  Aging gracefully and with purpose is a process that encourages optimism about growing old.  Baby Boomers are a pioneering generation needing to make positive contributions beyond careers and remaking/revolutionizing growing old.

Aging requires understanding, accurate information, good life management skills and change in perception. Finding your purpose in life, however, poses a different set of challenges and demands on each of us.

In this lecture you will learn the difference between aging vs. growing old, explore new wonders of growing older and discover key characteristic that make it possible for each of us to age gracefully and with purpose.  You will hear stories from others that are finding their path to aging gracefully.  You will be given handouts that will help on this part of your life’s journey.

Lecturer:  Patrick H. Davis, MSW, Director of Institute for Applied Critical Thinking (iACT)

Immediately following the lectures a complimentary wine-tasting will be hosted by San Diego wineries. A range of hors d’oeuvres that complement the evening’s wine selections will be served and hosted by local caterers.  (Alternative, non-alcoholic beverages will also be provided.)

 Lecture 3 

Lecture Cost:  $25/person or $40/couple

Date and Time:  Thursday, August 13, 2009 from (6:00 - 8:00 pm)

San Diego Location:  The Patrician, La Jolla Village

                                      4025 Pulitzer Place ~ San Diego, CA 92122

                                      858.455-9188

Questions About the Lecture Series, contact:

Patrick H. Davis, MSW

Institute for Applied Critical Thinking

Davis@iACT-now.com

(760) 212-7639

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