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X-WR-CALDESC:NOW WHAT?/WHAT NOW?\n\nWhat: An informal support group for sen
 iors as they reflect on their new identities as persons whose\nlives are n
 ecessarily changing as “The Calendar” brings new challenges\, new perspect
 ives\, new\nlimitations and\, most important\, new opportunities.\n\nWhy: 
 Life brings changes to all of us. Roles\, activities and responsibilities 
 that gave us satisfaction\nand identify–or difficulty–fade away\, opening 
 opportunities for new engagements that satisfy our\nneeds for community\, 
 spirituality and exploration. Sometimes those changes also bring limitatio
 ns–\nphysical\, mental and logistical–that require personal re-orientation
  and creative thinking. Although\neach of us experiences these things alon
 e\, exploring them with others often develops perspectives\nthat we might 
 not easily achieve otherwise.\n\nWho: We hope to attract individuals serve
 d by Little Falls Village and nearby areas. We are\nespecially interested 
 in those who are fully retired\, especially those whose responsibilities a
 nd roles\nhave changed\, leaving them with new questions about how they ar
 e finding meaning in their lives.\n\n• We propose to begin a group with 8 
 to 12 members\; the conversational format becomes\ndifficult/impossible wi
 th more. (But: we realize that not everyone will attend every time and tha
 t\nmembership will be volatile.)\n• We hope to seed the group with a core 
 membership of 3 or 4 individuals who will commit to a 1\nyear of participa
 tion to stabilize the group initially.\n• Also\, while we intend to meet i
 n person\, we might also try a Zoom version if enough people\nneed or want
  that format but only after the in-person approach is “road tested”.\n\nHo
 w: The “What Now?” group will meet twice monthly in a comfortable setting 
 and simply engage in\nconversation. Conversation will start with a topic\,
  suggested by a Convenor\, which the group will\n“Structure” as it unfolds
 . And\, the group will surface its own topics\, as well. This is not a cla
 ss with a\ncurriculum but an opportunity for collective reflecting and sha
 ring of views and experiences from which\nall will learn.\n\nFor illustrat
 ion\, some sample topics:\n• What do I want my legacy to be?\n• I feel lik
 e I’m wasting precious time: Should I feel guilty?\n• I thought “A” about 
 retirement but I’m getting “B”\, “C” and “D”\n• I was always a straight A 
 student: How do I get an “A” in being old?\n\n• I have always wanted to (f
 ill in the blank)....what goes in the BLANK?\n• I used to think (blank) bu
 t now things look different. Fight\, flight or adapt?\n• Loss is an ugly w
 ord but I’m feeling it everywhere. How can I keep going?\n\nWe think that 
 mid-day or afternoon meetings will be most convenient for the intended aud
 ience.\nResources: Little Falls Village will co-sponsor the group\; it wil
 l provide visibility in the (monthly) LFV\nnewsletter and help to identify
  resource persons to interact supportively with the group on occasion.\nSa
 int Dunstan’s Episcopal Church will provide a comfortable meeting space an
 d hospitality\, as well\nas convenors for the group.
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DESCRIPTION:NOW WHAT?/WHAT NOW?\n\nWhat: An informal support group for seni
 ors as they reflect on their new identities as persons whose\nlives are ne
 cessarily changing as “The Calendar” brings new challenges\, new perspecti
 ves\, new\nlimitations and\, most important\, new opportunities.\n\nWhy: L
 ife brings changes to all of us. Roles\, activities and responsibilities t
 hat gave us satisfaction\nand identify–or difficulty–fade away\, opening o
 pportunities for new engagements that satisfy our\nneeds for community\, s
 pirituality and exploration. Sometimes those changes also bring limitation
 s–\nphysical\, mental and logistical–that require personal re-orientation 
 and creative thinking. Although\neach of us experiences these things alone
 \, exploring them with others often develops perspectives\nthat we might n
 ot easily achieve otherwise.\n\nWho: We hope to attract individuals served
  by Little Falls Village and nearby areas. We are\nespecially interested i
 n those who are fully retired\, especially those whose responsibilities an
 d roles\nhave changed\, leaving them with new questions about how they are
  finding meaning in their lives.\n\n• We propose to begin a group with 8 t
 o 12 members\; the conversational format becomes\ndifficult/impossible wit
 h more. (But: we realize that not everyone will attend every time and that
 \nmembership will be volatile.)\n• We hope to seed the group with a core m
 embership of 3 or 4 individuals who will commit to a 1\nyear of participat
 ion to stabilize the group initially.\n• Also\, while we intend to meet in
  person\, we might also try a Zoom version if enough people\nneed or want 
 that format but only after the in-person approach is “road tested”.\n\nHow
 : The “What Now?” group will meet twice monthly in a comfortable setting a
 nd simply engage in\nconversation. Conversation will start with a topic\, 
 suggested by a Convenor\, which the group will\n“Structure” as it unfolds.
  And\, the group will surface its own topics\, as well. This is not a clas
 s with a\ncurriculum but an opportunity for collective reflecting and shar
 ing of views and experiences from which\nall will learn.\n\nFor illustrati
 on\, some sample topics:\n• What do I want my legacy to be?\n• I feel like
  I’m wasting precious time: Should I feel guilty?\n• I thought “A” about r
 etirement but I’m getting “B”\, “C” and “D”\n• I was always a straight A s
 tudent: How do I get an “A” in being old?\n\n• I have always wanted to (fi
 ll in the blank)....what goes in the BLANK?\n• I used to think (blank) but
  now things look different. Fight\, flight or adapt?\n• Loss is an ugly wo
 rd but I’m feeling it everywhere. How can I keep going?\n\nWe think that m
 id-day or afternoon meetings will be most convenient for the intended audi
 ence.\nResources: Little Falls Village will co-sponsor the group\; it will
  provide visibility in the (monthly) LFV\nnewsletter and help to identify 
 resource persons to interact supportively with the group on occasion.\nSai
 nt Dunstan’s Episcopal Church will provide a comfortable meeting space and
  hospitality\, as well\nas convenors for the group.
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LOCATION:St Dunstan's Episcopal Church
SUMMARY:NOW WHAT?/WHAT NOW?
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