Intimations in the Night: The Journey Toward New Meaning in Aging

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For some of us, the calling to the second half of life comes quietly and the transition toward development of a new internal meaning is a gentle process. For others, it may be a more troubled and turbulent time. A first intimation of this process often happens when we are alone at night. Is the night a reminder that the days have now grown shorter and there is less time to accomplish all that we have hoped to do in this life? There is also a beauty and solitude that one finds in the dark. Often we find a sense of peace in the silence, when the traffic and commerce of the day have ended and homes and lives are illuminated by the glow of a gentle light. Then, too, there is the silence that allows internal voices which we may have drowned out during the day to now be heard. What questions might they be asking? What are we now called to do? Is it to reflect on our past experiences? Consider and work through missed opportunities? Or are we now being called to develop a sense of wonder and a

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