Take a stand:
What concerns me is how aging is viewed and the attitudes and opportunities presented to older adults as their lives evolve. Downsize is more than just leaving your abode.  Warehousing is common. Expectations are varied and small.

Write a first paragraph:
We are hungry to categorize living into useful bits: best before dates often apply.  It seems that we believe that aging is fine for wine, but why do we consider bottling a life?  Children's utterances are cherished and over our lives stories are told and decisions are made; however, aging and retirement seems to change the paradigm. All of the knowledge, memories and stories are listened to less intently- older adults' passion and purpose for living is often calibrated or sought on special occasions. How we matter may be less clear.

Write a last line:
We find ways to make sense of the world; however, we should consider that our eternal spirit burns all  of our lives and that life has a single end.

The above bits are a rough draft from a writing workshop...now the work begins. Thanks Geist.

Elder- whose work it is to synthesize wisdom from long life experience and formulate this into a legacy for future generations.  Barry Barkan

We must write into the global awareness what we have learned in our lifetimes and what we have become. Zalman Schacter-Shalomi

What is your perception of aging? What is it for?
What can I be wholehearted about? 

And suddenly you know it's time to start something new and trust the magic of new beginnings.
Meister Eckhart 

 There are certain times in our lives when transitions define us.

Familiar structures may die.
We may have to let go before we have something new to hold on to.
If you are wondering where solid ground is... 
To renew your authentic power and strength...

TRANSITIONS R US:This conversation series invites clients to live into the potential of aging. As facilitator, I create context for participants to harvest their lives, value their experiences and acknowledge the wisdom they have gained. In a small group setting, stories are shared and ideas of legacy are explored. At a recent series held at an independent retirement residence, participants spoke of the warmth of awareness the series provided.

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I wrote this entry after a conversation series I facilitated at an independent retirement residence. Sharing stories of living  and connecting with our inner wisdom is vital to our wellbeing as we age. Identity and contribution issues matter as we sit closer to the fire of our lives. What legacy? What are we grateful for? What about forgiveness?

The gift of longevity provides ample opportunity to not only grow old, but to grow whole.

Call me to chat more about possibilities and/or to book a series:
patsvision@uniserve.com
604-684-4132

Who am I? Who am I now? These questions faced me as I retired from a long successful career in public education. Further events altered my frameworks forever. Without familiar roles and relationships my identity became an issue. Being between a rock and the unknown, I began my journey through the swamplands of anxiety and isolation. I was in transition – what to do next was a mystery.
Equally, these challenges offered me an opportunity to explore my evolving landscape. An increasing awareness of the patterns that had governed my life and a desire to renew my connection to my authentic self lit my interior journey with an emerging creative edge. Negotiating my conflicting emotions and a desire to find community led me to found Tell-A-Vision Productions. With one component, Transitions R US, I provide a scaffold of workshops and mentor programs- a forum to share stories of change, gathered wisdom and the options inherent in conversations of passion, purpose and possibility. I am building a community of active wisdom explorers wishing to compose a further life. These prospectors of their own lives have told me of their re- imagined lives; they know that the difference between a stranger and a friend is often a conversation.
I am a dream weaver and truth teller: the midwife of creative potential for clients living through transitions towards a life of active wisdom.
I am celebrating my own journey of living through transition writing poetry and personal essays that enhance my unfolding understanding of my life, support my increasing awareness of living from my heart and creativity as the paintbrush for my beliefs. I have created a journal to support clients as well as a voiceover CD. My love affair with music means finding opportunities to sing and dance. My authored memoir in story and song of this journey towards wholeness is currently in production.

Find more details on my website:

​www.patsvision.com
 

Transitions are not easy to navigate:
What have I done wrong?
Why did this happen to me?
What do I do now?
Apart from the depth of change you may be experiencing, life does go on.  Painful circumstances?
It is not necessary to go further alone.
Feeling isolated? Lost your sense of who you are?

I offer conversation...mentoring toward a life of passion and purpose with your desires foremost in your new reality. I create a context for  personal exploration of  your identity..what matters to you is the focus of our sessions. I'll create a context for you to rekindle your dreams, renew your connections, reframe your landscape. 
Let's connect to explore how I can support you to live well through the transitions of your life.
Transition...Envision...Decision
My motto for a powerful way to look at change and its alchemy. 
What's next?

Contact me for more: sessions in the space of your choice and/or via Skype.
I look forward to hearing from you!