TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Introduction: On Becoming Wise
PART ONE: The Legend of the Silver Pearl
PART TWO: One Hundred Gifts
of Wisdom
I. Preparing for the Future
1. Come as You Are
2. You're Not Alone
3. Patch a Labyrinth
4. Let Go of the Branch
5. Breathe
6. Become Fully Vested in Yourself
7. Simply Do What's Next
8. Finding Lost Time
9. Turn Your Complaints into Prayers
10. Work-in-Progress: A Checklist
II. Ambition
11. To What Do You Give Your Heart?
12. Live Your Destiny
13. The Resilience Spiral
14. Spring Forth
15. The Gift of Time
16. The Fool
17. Ignite Your Passion
18. Virtual Reality
19. Have a Plan B, C and D
20. The Edge
III. Unfinished Business
21. The Roots of Regret
22. On Serenity
23. The Truth about Risk
24. There's No Such Day as Someday
25. Keep Current
26. A Ritual for Forgiveness
27. Pass the Potatoes
28. Done Apologizing
29. The Great Escape
30. The Farmer and His Horse
IV. Love and Relationships
31. The Potential for Love
32. Name Your Relationship
33. If Not Now, When?
34. Say "Yes" to the Facts
35. Crossing the Chasm
36. Love Your Way Out: A Checklist
37. Piece Your Life Together
38. A Question of Containment
39. The Photo Pledge
40. Whose Turn is it?
V. Parenting Grown Children
41. The Cards We're Dealt
42. What Did You Do?
43. Set Aside Your Agenda
44. A Parent's Prayer
45. Solving the Riddle
46. Schedule a Yard Sale
47. The Dance
48. The Last Bird
49. The New Rules of Engagement
50. Loving Words
VI. Beauty
51. The Gifts of Your Ancestors
52. The Continuum
53. Gathering Style
54. Beauty and Power
55. On Being Invisible
56. The Nature of Desire
57. La Dolce Vita
58. Recognizing Beauty
59. Red Dragon Fly
60. The Beauty Ratio
VII. Health
61. The Question of Longevity
62. The Body, Mind and Spirit Quiz
63. On Having a Senior Moment
64. Consult Your Body
65. Exercise Your Spirit
66. Why Did I Create This?
67. One More Lesson
68. Initiation
69. Along with Flowers...
70. What a Ride
VIII. Inevitabilities: Caregiving, Loss and Mortality
71. Care Giving and Care Taking
72. The Sesame Seed
73. The Ecology of Living
74. Healing Eve
75. Nothing Left Unsaid
76. Rules for a Life on Hold
77. The Mortal Wound
78. The Wheel of Life
79. Two Pockets
80. The Most Compelling Question
IX. Creating a Legacy
81. The Greatest Treasure
82. On Generosity
83. What Matters Most
84. Dangerous Women
85. Livingness
86. What the World Needs
87. Through a Child's Eyes
88. Chronological Order
89. The Storyteller
90. For the Generations
X. Meaning
91. Youthful Illusion
92. Reunion
93. The Route to Meaning
94. Healthy Spirituality: A Test
95. Seraphim
96. Final Analysis
97. Full Bloom
98. Gates of Heaven
99. The Sunset
100. In Retrospect
APPENDIX
The Theoretical Foundation of the Silver Pearl
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