Lecture #1
Challenges to a Successful 21st
Century Retirement Second Adulthood
Description:
Retirement is
one of the most anticipated and publicized life event in America and yet most middle-aged
adults are unprepared. Financial planning gets a lot of attention but
emotional, social and cultural considerations are equally important for a
successful retirement. The driving factors influencing millions of adults in making
a successful transition into post-work life go well beyond socking away enough
money for retirement. It is the impact of
three phenomena occurring simultaneously, the “Gift of Longevity,” Globalization/Global
Competition and the Information/Internet
Revolution, that complicates the quality and durability of our future.
While these events
are inescapable, the life transition by middle-aged adults, who are not ready to
leave the work/life stage or who want to concede to an arcane retirement, remains
uncharted. These same adults remain creative, skilled, talented, knowledgeable
with decades of life experiences and relationships and see this phase of life as
an opportunity to revitalize, reinvent, find meaning, make contribution, give
back and live a life worth living. What
can we learn from those who have transformed themselves? What were the challenges they faced? What strategies can we duplicate and
personalize for our next phase of life we historically call retirement?
Please join the two-hour lecture that
will examine the most common challenges facing middle-aged adults preparing for
the transition from a work-focused life. Not to retirement, but a life worth
living, with meaning, passion and purpose – “Second Adulthood.” Here are some of the challenges we will
address:
- self-awareness and self-identity within the context of
the new reality,
- adjustments, attitudes, roles and assumptions you and
others have;
- redefining the rest of your life - post work-focused
life (Second Adulthood);
- a new or modified life course (living life on your
terms) with the end in mind;
- identifying
and managing the Three R’s in Life (Relationship, Risk & Resources);
- resurrection of your passion, finding meaning and living
your purpose; and
- building of a legacy.
Additional information available
online at: http://www.cityoflamesa.com/seniors
Location: 8450
La Mesa Blvd, La Mesa, CA 91942~ (619) 667-1322(619) 667-1322
Cost: $6.00
per class or $25.00 for all 5 lectures
Time: Thursday, May
12, 2016 ~ 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Seating
is limited to 25 participates. To reserve your place, contact the La Mesa Enrichment Center front desk at: (619)
667-1322
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Lecture #2:
Preparing
for Retirement, Assisting Aging Parents, Supporting Adult Children and
Offspring?
Maybe You are ‘Sandwiched’
In-between
Description:
Living in 21st
Century America is a challenge, where demands and stresses are compounded by life’s
ever-changing, diverse, complex, and complicated situations and the increased flow
of information moving at the speed of the internet. In spite of these influences that personally
affects social, cultural, economic realities most Americans thrive. However, there is a growing segment of the
population of nearly 20 million families struggling at the breaking point. These families are called the ‘Sandwich
Generation.’ They shoulder new
responsibilities, added financial and emotional obligations, and are besieged
by unique intergenerational challenges that stretch resources, try patience, and
dash hopes of ever seeing an end to this existence or finding an effective
means to manage it all. Focusing on surviving
today, they know their plans for retirement and a life beyond are placed on
hold until their obligations of support to their aging parents and adult
children and grandchildren are met, sometime into the future. It is likely you or someone you know is ‘sandwiched’
in-between.
How do we know if we are candidates to
be ‘Sandwiched?’ If we are, where do you
find help or help others? What helping resources,
groups etc. are available in Southern California and beyond? What steps can be taken to help manage
stresses from personal, family member or other relationships?
Please join us as we open up a dialogue
to explore solutions, begin answering these questions using a case study and
learn some “do’s and don’ts,” of the ‘Sandwiched Generation.’
Additional information available
online at: http://www.cityoflamesa.com/seniors
Location: 8450
La Mesa Blvd, La Mesa, CA 91942~ (619)
667-1322
Cost: $6.00
per class or $25.00 for all 5 lectures
Time: Thursday, May
19, 2016 ~ 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Seating
is limited to 25 participates. To reserve your place, contact the La Mesa Enrichment Center front desk at: (619)
667-1322
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Lecture #3
Aging Gracefully with Purpose or Something Else?
Description:
Aging gracefully with purpose is a desire of many. As it turns out, there is a process of
discovery that aids in: finding inner strength, valuing experiences, clarifying
maturity and wisdom that comes from lifelong learning, curiosity, optimism and
creativity. As tens-of-thousands of
Americans retire each day, and with 10 – 20 more years of healthier, vital
living before them, many see this next phase of life as a new beginning, but
this time with decades of experience, talents and know-how to continue
contributing (giving back). They want a
chance to reinvent themselves, to explore the new wonders of growing old with
the aim to make aging the next positive life experience.
From a growing body of research on aging, there are three common
approaches to growing old. While each
tactic has merit and expresses features for aging with grace, it is the
introduction and thorough vetting of four key elements that brings clarity on
how to age gracefully with purpose.
Please
join the two-hour lecture and discussion as we explore research on aging. We look forward to your contribution to the
conversation on Aging Gracefully with Purpose.
Also, in lecture #4 “Power of Aging and the Mature Woman” we
will discuss how Mature women may have a growing and important roles as the 21st
Century unfolds. I recommend both men
and women join the discussion for a provocative look at the role of mature
women in the decades ahead.
Additional information available
online at: http://www.cityoflamesa.com/seniors
Location: 8450
La Mesa Blvd, La Mesa, CA 91942~ (619)
667-1322
Cost: $6.00
per class or $25.00 for all 5 lectures
Time: Thursday, May
26, 2016 ~ 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Seating
is limited to 25 participates. To reserve your place, contact the La Mesa Enrichment Center front desk at: (619)
667-1322
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Lecture #4
Power in Aging
and The Mature Woman
Description:
Women of the 20th Century challenged conventional
wisdom, insisted their agenda be part of the conversation on human affairs and
demanded full partnership in deciding the future. Many of these same women have spent their
lives experiencing, achieving, influencing, and teaching their paths to empowerment. With the “gift of longevity” favoring
females, mature women are a growing force.
Their narrative is one of collaboration, inclusion, and tolerance that alters
the view, approaches and solutions to many of the most endemic national and
global issues we face today. These tactics, when practiced, are gaining
acceptance and showing positive results in every aspect of American life.
This lecture will take a provocative look at the role of the
mature woman in the evolution of modern human history and their likely
influence in political, economic, social, and demographic issues as decades of
the 21st Century unfold. We
will examine the question, “What traits and life experiences make the mature woman successful/empowered?” Also, key elements, the paths to and rules of
empowerment that promote growth, maturity and wisdom will be presented and
discussed.
Please,
join
us as we explore the “Power of Aging and The Mature Woman.”
Additional information available
online at: www.cityoflamesa.com/seniors
Location: 8450 La Mesa Blvd, La
Mesa, CA 91942~ (619) 667-1322(619) 667-1322
Cost: $6.00
per class or $25.00 for all 5 lectures
Time: Thursday, June 2, 2016 ~ 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Seating
is limited to 25 participates. To reserve your place, contact the La Mesa Enrichment Center front desk at: (619)
667-1322
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Lecture #5
Important Questions:
A Conversation about Caregiving and
End-of-Life Considerations
Description:
The “gift of
longevity” and its unintended consequences are dramatically altering our view
on Death and Dying in America. Today, it is possible for millions of Americans
to enter old age by way of medical crisis, a contemporary rite of passage that
brings us face to face with our mortality.
Death, if one survives its first call, can be a great awakening of our consciousness
and summons serious debates and actions crossing many social, cultural,
economic, medical, political, ethical and religious boundaries. Questions regarding quantity vs. quality of
life are only now entering the narrative of caregivers and what or who governs
the end-of-life process.
We all know the grim reaper will take
us one day, so it behooves each of us to prepare for the inevitable. The
inquire of this lecture is to provide information on the how, what, when and
where to open a dialogue with your family members and loved ones on end-of-life
considerations and other very relevant topics.
Communication
techniques, effective assessment tools, and easy-to-follow rules of engagement
that will move everyone to an open dialogue will be presented. Please join in on this very important and
informative discussion.
Additional information available
online at: www.cityoflamesa.com/seniors
Location: 8450 La Mesa Blvd, La
Mesa, CA 91942~ (619) 667-1322(619) 667-1322
Cost: $6.00
per class or $25.00 for all 5 lectures
Time: Thursday, June
9, 2016 ~ 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Seating
is limited to 25 participates. To reserve your place, contact the La Mesa Enrichment Center front desk at: (619)
667-1322
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