After 50: Spiritually Embracing Your Own Wisdom YearsPaulist Press, 1997 - 88 pages This book encourages readers of all ages - but most particularly those "after 50" - to seek and embrace God as the center of their lives, to care for others from a deeper place in their souls and to nurture their own interior lives through creative, new and simple ways. Robert Wicks' thought-provoking blend of ideas, quotations, story, humor and original prayer provides solid, practical spiritual guidance as well as insightful psychological reflection. In three sections - "Praying, " "Caring" and "Nurturing" - Robert Wicks offers his readers a gentle prod to discover the riches of this holy time of life. "Praying" encourages such activities as having honest conversations with God, enjoying silence and solitude and developing personal parables. "Caring" challenges readers to be present to others, to become true listeners and to be faithful to those in need. "Nurturing" provides concrete and creative suggestions for soul-nourishing. |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abraham Joshua Heschel activities addition Anthony asked Ave Maria Press beautiful biographies bookstore caring Chang Tzu Conversations with God created Denville Dorothy Day Doubleday embrace ence encourage experiences faithfulness fear feel filled Finally friends friendship gentle gift God's Harper heart Hildegard of Bingen holy hope important inner interior Julian of Norwich kiwi fruit Last Word let go let me remember Lionel Blue listening lives look Lord Mahwah minutes movie nourishment Nouwen nurturing offer once ourselves pain parable patience and perseverance Paulist Press peace person perspective pray prayer present problem question quiet reflection relationship response sacred scripture secular seek self-knowledge sense share silence and solitude simple Sister someone soul Spiritual sanity story tell Teresa of Avila Thérèse of Lisieux things thought tion tive truly walk Warner's The Last willingness wisdom woman wonderful York
Popular passages
Page 5 - Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?
Page 5 - We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Page 3 - The ancient equation of old age and wisdom is far from being a misconception. However, age is no guarantee for wisdom. A Hebrew proverb maintains: "A wise old man — the older he gets the wiser he becomes, a vulgar old man — the older he gets the less wise he becomes." People are anxious to save up financial means for old age ; they should also be anxious to prepare a spiritual income for old age. That ancient principle — listen to the voice of the old — becomes meaningless when the old have...