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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:dimgray">I’ve recommended Sandra Conant’s book to them for a book study. Good talk on aging here by daughter of Margaret Mead. I think as a group we are well exemplifying what Bateson
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:dimgray">Adulthood II - A Good Time to Volunteer!</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:dimgray">According to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0014rUqDP9-xk8Nxj8gEHzRUygvpZnO89oftT2d5a1Z9aRRqqoKKlMwe9nQyjPvi4T7reMcHarc65gRvOty_ItK7npPvqneLujuUctd9unDtQmlLYRgNqEBw_9_65vRp6k7Nij_vaLQoenWr5QXcfxqOQ==&c=SHy7u4defA5mnZ6XaD9qD-FrsJ6DNhFxAztkYKIFQEPxy9sbYi5AXA==&ch=i8zwUF14mKonFmgWMsO2z0TBcU62ibldCz6a7kl092vy0YhJtwTJzA==" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:dimgray">Mary
Catherine Bateson</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:dimgray">, writer, cultural anthropologist and leader in the disruption of views on aging; your most important work could begin as you enter the stage she
calls, Adulthood II. Bateson writes, "this is the Age of Active Wisdom" and it spans from ages of 50 - 75.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:dimgray">Like her mother, </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0014rUqDP9-xk8Nxj8gEHzRUygvpZnO89oftT2d5a1Z9aRRqqoKKlMwe9nQyjPvi4T789IPpgDYj8ccxQfNqgPQoBqbag15nBuhfhIWluuGzvgD3FYuUGc-WnwvvTnxmGWVOIKsiDyrEt6drc9cMAu_UyB4ZjcZLXsHOJPws1Ljgis=&c=SHy7u4defA5mnZ6XaD9qD-FrsJ6DNhFxAztkYKIFQEPxy9sbYi5AXA==&ch=i8zwUF14mKonFmgWMsO2z0TBcU62ibldCz6a7kl092vy0YhJtwTJzA==" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:dimgray">Margaret
Mead</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:dimgray">, Bateson is a thought leader for the times, unafraid to shake up our collective consciousness. Mead opened minds in the 1960's and influenced the sexual revolution.
Bateson is a leader in the aging revolution. She is asking us to look at how we live longer. </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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working part time and starting new businesses. Bateson says Adulthood II is a time to ask</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:dimgray">yourself "What can I do to give meaning to these years?</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:dimgray">If you have relative good health, the contribution of your life knowledge and unique perspective when combined with creative imagination can result in action that
is meaningful and productive. Wisdom is no longer associated with withdrawal and passivity but with engagement." </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:dimgray">If you are considering a volunteer opportunity, we have options! Please check out our
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:dimgray">*You can find out more about Bateson's work in her </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0014rUqDP9-xk8Nxj8gEHzRUygvpZnO89oftT2d5a1Z9aRRqqoKKlMwe9nQyjPvi4T7y-6FTsS4Yp6INheQ8IRhEnQQAqVn-VdTb3E0CXkxYPLQD5CesLJhlKgioqSYa1eB5u-89kmVIrIl1sWqctXzEw==&c=SHy7u4defA5mnZ6XaD9qD-FrsJ6DNhFxAztkYKIFQEPxy9sbYi5AXA==&ch=i8zwUF14mKonFmgWMsO2z0TBcU62ibldCz6a7kl092vy0YhJtwTJzA==" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:dimgray">ten
minute talk</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:dimgray"> she gave at a TEDxWomen conference.</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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