Spiritual Life Coaching

Dealing with Loss and the Aging Process

Dr. Toni — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:36:51 +0000

Living Forever
When we are very young, time seems to have no end. Somewhere in midlife, most people often begin realize that the number of remaining years is limited and …

Dr. Toni — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:24:55 +0000

Creative living can lead to an extraordinary life

Click here to visit Happiness After Midlife.
An interactive, multimedia e-Course in creative living: Shifting gears at midlife: Creating an extraordinary future, …

The Process of Aging and the Stages of Spiritual Development

Dr. Toni — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:42:35 +0000

Many years ago I learned about stages of spiritual development. I’ve since discovered that many different spiritual teachers and teachings have different names for what seems quite similar to me. …

Are spirituality and religion the same?

Dr. Toni — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:39:36 +0000

My college-level students often mix up spirituality and religion. But there is a difference between the two.

Religion is based on belief, authority, and a faith tradition. The teachings are …

Dealing with Suffering as Grace – Ram Dass

Dr. Toni — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:52:00 +0000

Starting February 19, join Ram Dass and his guests for the live video webinar ”Being Here Now,” a soulful exploration of mindfullness, love, service, living and dying. For …

7 Ways to Keep your Brain Young through the Process of Aging

Dr. Toni — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:48:45 +0000

I recently read an interesting article about 7 ways to keep your brain young. I’d like to summarize them for you here.

1. Surf

Did you know that surfing was …

The process of aging – NOT ANTI-Aging

Dr. Toni — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:20:10 +0000

Looking Young

The other day I got a haircut, and right after that everyone who saw me said things like, “You look at least 10 years younger.” One person even

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Falling Upward Book

Dr. Toni — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:27:10 +0000

“Richard Rohr has given us a perfect guide to what he calls the ‘future journey,’a voyage into the mystery and beauty of healthy spiritual maturity.”
-Mehmet Oz, M.D., Host of …

Ageism vs the Healthy Aging Process

Dr. Toni — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:21:16 +0000

AGEISM
Until recently, aging was regarded with disdain, with an expectancy of waning vigor and even social uselessness. But the stereotypes are changing and seniors are becoming more and more …

Does the Process of Aging have to include Doctor Visits?

Dr. Toni — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:42:34 +0000

Changing Goals in Youth and the Process of Aging
The goal of youth is to learn to live in society. The goal as we age is to learn to …

Christina Northrup on The Aging Process

Dr. Toni — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:29:27 +0000

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I hope you dance – The Aging Process as I see it today

Dr. Toni — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:56:38 +0000

Just Today
I was awakened this morning by a phone call from the nursing home in New York where my 94 year old mother is living. They told me that …

How do you measure Healthy Aging?

Dr. Toni — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:29:47 +0000

Years ago, I studied at Columbia University for a doctorate in Adult Learning and
I was shocked to discover that adult development theories stop at 65 and very few of …

The Aging Process – Growing Old Gracefully

Dr. Toni — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:58:12 +0000

Aging is defined as “the accumulation of changes in an organism or object over time.” In human beings the aging process refers to physical, psychological, and social changes that are …

Are you fearful of aging?

Dr. Toni — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:22:22 +0000

We’re Getting Older
When Social Security first came into being in 1935, our life span was thought to be about 70 years at most. Now, we have learned so much …

Book on Spirituality of Aging

Dr. Toni — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:48:52 +0000

In doing some research about the spirituality of aging, I came across an author and a book that I want

to share with you. He too talks about aging as …

Spirituality of Aging e-book available now

Dr. Toni — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:02:31 +0000

So many people in midlife and beyond have a fear of aging.
Society hasn’t helped this.

Ageism is still a factor in our experience and advertisers
keep telling us we …

Are you Anti-Aging? (excerpt from upcoming book)

Dr. Toni — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:03:04 +0000

It wasn’t until I reached midlife that I finally discovered that beauty was not an either-or issue.

Others also struggle with this issue, as evidenced by the 2004 global effort …

Jane Fonda Video on Life’s Third Act, Prime Time

Dr. Toni — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:28:16 +0000

Click the link below to watch Jane Fonda

giving a talk at TED on Life’s Third Act

Would love to hear your comments.

I’m writing a book that starts where …

Quotes about Aging and Spirituality

Dr. Toni — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:05:26 +0000

You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as …

12 keys to aging well spiritually

Dr. Toni — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:15:46 +0000

AGING AND SPIRITUALITY: After four years of research, these 12 keys were identified as the foundational principles of aging and spirituality letting us open-up to the special grace of our …

Aging with Wisdom and Grace By Dr. Maureen McCarthy

Dr. Toni — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 22:20:46 +0000

Retirement is a natural part of life cycle, just as aging is a normal aspect of living.

Even the newborn infant ages from one day to the next. The real …

Top Five Regrets of the Dying

Dr. Toni — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:45:20 +0000

Top Five Regrets of the Dying
By Bronnie Ware

For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special …

In the Service of Life – Rachel Naomi Remen

Dr. Toni — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:22:08 +0000

Lately, in thinking about the spirituality of aging, I’ve come across an important distinction – the difference between HELPING and SERVING. Hopefully in our later years, we are learning more …

Funny Prayer about Getting Old

Dr. Toni — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:46 +0000

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Jane Fonda – Prime Time

Dr. Toni — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:42:28 +0000

Many readers will buy Jane Fonda’s latest book, “Prime Time: Love, health, sex, fitness, friendship, spirit?making the most of all of your life”, to see how a privileged member of …

Faith, Spirituality and Aging – Jennifer L. Brower

Dr. Toni — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:16:52 +0000

With advancing age, what happens that may lead to a rethinking, a re-evaluation of one’s life and what has guided a person religiously or spiritually?

Very simply, the aging process …

Billy Graham – on the spirituality of aging….

Dr. Toni — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:04:29 +0000

Billy Graham, arguably America’s most famous Christian evangelist and preacher, is 93 years old today.

Graham’s birthday comes just after the release of his newest book, Nearing Home: Life, …

Midlife Transition Rev. Mike Stubbs, Special to The Gazette

Dr. Toni — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:37:49 +0000

One of the topics not discussed much in churches today is midlife transitions. I am talking about males in particular. I don’t feel qualified to talk about women. That topic …

from Howard Thurman’s Inward Journey

Dr. Toni — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:56:55 +0000

“When I Awake, I Am Still with Thee”

In all the waking hours

The Tentacle of Time

Give channel to each living thing:

The bird on wing;

The mole …

The Dragonfly and Midlife

Dr. Toni — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:05:12 +0000

Symbolisms of the Dragonfly

Maturity and a Depth of character
The dragonfly, in almost every part of the world symbolizes change and change in the perspective of self realization; and

4th of July Midlife Pledge

Dr. Toni — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 17:13:43 +0000

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Midlife Transition: Career change

Dr. Toni — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:00:51 +0000

by Diane Topkis…

To paraphrase the Cheshire Cat “If you don’t know where you are going any path will do.” Or this quote from Yogi Berra “If you don’t know …

Rachel Naomi Remin – spirituality of aging advice

Dr. Toni — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:51:07 +0000

“What if I never marry or have children?”

Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, 67, clinical professor of family and community medicine at the University of California, San Francisco School of …

Oprah’s final show

Dr. Toni — Mon, 30 May 2011 00:29:58 +0000

Oprah\'s final show…

Oprah’s final show – awesome message

Dr. Toni — Mon, 30 May 2011 00:26:00 +0000

Oprah\'s final show…

Ageing Humor

Dr. Toni — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:35:58 +0000

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Spirituality of Aging – Complete Communication

Dr. Toni — Mon, 02 May 2011 17:26:11 +0000

Complete work also benefits relationships -Learn to give WHOLE or complete messages. This means not leaving things out, not covering up your anger, not squelching your wants. It means giving …

Spirituality of Aging – types of Completion

Dr. Toni — Mon, 02 May 2011 17:21:36 +0000

TYPES OF COMPLETION:
First – clean up the past – what we did; didn’t do; should have done, did poorly or wrongly.
Confucius once said, “to be wronged is nothing …

Desiderata – by one of my favorite singers, Renee Morgan Brooks

Dr. Toni — Sun, 01 May 2011 02:43:13 +0000

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Why we don’t change

Dr. Toni — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 13:44:02 +0000

Perhaps you have heard this story about a frog and a scorpion:

One day a frog was sitting happily by the side of the river when a scorpion came along.…

A Modern Psalm for Midlife and Spirituality of Aging

Dr. Toni — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:44:55 +0000

“I will go up to the altar of God
to sing songs of gratitude,
for God gives joy in youth,
joy in middle age
and the greatest joy in old …

Adult ADD – from Mona Lisa Schultz

Dr. Toni — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:51:52 +0000

Learn now to pay attention and feel like you’re sharp as a tack, or at least not, as they say, the dullest tool in the shed.

Woman with Satellites

In …

Perfection? – what the Spirituality of Aging teaches us

Dr. Toni — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:11:11 +0000

We grow spiritually much more by doing it wrong than by doing it right. That might just be the central message of how spiritual growth happens; yet nothing in us …

Spirituality and Aging – A Psalm of Life by Longfellow

Dr. Toni — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 02:03:27 +0000

I offer this poem as a reflection on the Spirituality of Aging:

A Psalm of Life
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

What the Heart of the Young Man Said to the …

Spirituality and Aging

Dr. Toni — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:15:14 +0000

Do you find yourself asking the deeper-scarier-questions as you make your way through middle age and get closer to the last act? Well, you’re not alone. But as a member …

Spirituality of Aging: Attitude is Everything

Dr. Toni — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:08:38 +0000

The Midlife Transition often triggers thoughts about getting older and getting on in life. Perhaps a more pertinent thought to ponder should be: “What does it mean to age successfully? …

Reinvent Yourself – Take Steps to Complete

Dr. Toni — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:44:24 +0000

There is no way you can move into the future, unless you let go of the past. Today I’m beginning a series of articles about
FIVE very practical ways of …

Spiritual Growth – a Major Midlife Transition Task

Dr. Toni — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:34:15 +0000

Spiritual growth is the process of evolving our consciousness. What exactly does this mean? We can define spiritual growth in a number of ways:

1) As we grow spiritually, the …

Life Transitions – Midlife

Dr. Toni — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:44:52 +0000

The Death And Rebirth Of Self

Sometimes a part of us must die before another part can come to life.

Sometimes a part of us must die before another part …