- “Tradition is not just what we inherit from the past; it is also what we create and pass on to the future.”
- –Marcia Falk, The Book of Blessings
- To explore your life and legacy;
- To enrich your life; and
- To enable you to share your experiences and values in writing with your family and descendants.
If these themes appeal to you, here is what Edna offers:
Writing Your Legacy Letter: Capturing the Gifts of Your Life-time
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Aging to Sage-ing®: Claiming and Celebrating the Wisdom of Your Years
Adding years lets us become old. We have limited or no choice about adding years. Adding wisdom to adding years lets us become elders of the tribe. We have full choice about adding wisdom. We add wisdom—becoming elders, or sages—by electing to mine the experiences life has given us. In consciously choosing to do the inner work of reflection, review, repair, and forgiveness, we pare away what is no longer necessary and we celebrate our triumphs.
Exploring this theme in a talk, class, or interactive workshop we will utilize material from From AGE-ing to Sage-ing: A Profound New Vision of Growing Older by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Ronald S. Miller.
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The Quest and The Hearth: The Journey of The Female Hero
The search to live an authentic life requires self-awareness, initiative, self-nurturance, and a resilient heart able to grow in trust and risk-taking. The search summons us to leave a familiar and known life in favor of new possibilities holding excitement, hope, and promise. The search also demands that we manage ourselves through confusion, fear, and doubt as we honor the beckoning that brings change. The invitation to leave “home,” to move on and expand ourselves, is both the core and the beginning of the female hero's journey.
Exploring this intriguing theme in a talk, class, or interactive workshop we will examine the nature and manifestations of the Outer Quest and the Inner Hearth, the benefits of risk-taking, and the skills for doing so.
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The Late-Life Twins: Forgiveness and Gratitude
The pain of unfinished business exists in most relationships. It is born of disappointment, hurt, and anger. The pain is sustained by our inability or unwillingness to deal with and let go of difficult feelings. The act of making peace with the past frees us to live in the present. We forgive for our own sake: to free ourselves. We strive for gratitude for our own sake: to celebrate the life we have.
Exploring this complex theme in a talk, class, or reflective workshop we examine the benefits of forgiving and the rewards of gratefulness.
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Creating a Better Reputation with Yourself: Increasing Self-Esteem
People with high self-esteem are able to accept and believe in themselves, build relationships of trust and openness, and deal resiliently with life's challenges. Their lives are legacies for their descendants.
Exploring this upbeat theme in a talk, class, or interactive workshop we focus on recognizing and building self-esteem.
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Using the Five Wishes® Resources: Clarify and Document Your Desires for End-of-Life Care
Using the Five Wishes video and booklets (given to participants to work with and keep), you will receive guidance in communicating how you wish to be treated if you become seriously ill. The video is 25 minutes long. The booklets are user-friendly, easy to understand and work with, and legal in Illinois, although it is recommended that this be used in conjunction with a Living Will.
Edna can facilitate this with individuals or groups.
Have you ever wondered how to share your heritage, life story, and blessings, on paper, with those you love? You can do this with a Legacy Letter, also known as an Ethical Will.
Let Edna help you turn your words of wisdom into a gift for future generations.
Contact Edna by e-mail or at 630-204-1650 to find out more.