Older, Wiser, Fiercer: The Wisdom Collection

by Carol Orsborn

“We who are old did not ask to be tested by time, to learn through our suffering or to become heroes. Transiting my seventies, I am overflowing with more emotions than I know what to do with. At once, grieving and celebrating—age-appropriate and well-earned. And what is it I’ve found on the final stretch of the journey? How magnificent this life we’re living, if only we let it be.”

Inspired by timeless wisdom, bestselling author Carol Orsborn speaks to a new generation coming into age with honesty, passion, and grace. Hailed as a classic in the conscious aging genre, this fierce book of essays serves as both a record and instigator of profound spiritual growth.

205 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 5, 2019

About the author

Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. is Founder of http://www.FierceWithAge.com, the Digest of Boomer Wisdom, Inspiration and Spirituality. Dr. Orsborn is the best-selling author of 25 books including her newest book: The Spirituality of Age: A Seeker's Guide to Growing Older, coauthored with Dr.Robert L. Weber. (Inner Traditions, Oct. 2015.) Website is http://SpiritualityofAge.com.

She is an internationally-known thought leader specializing in issues related to Boomer women, spirituality, adult development and quality of life. She received a doctorate in the History and Critical of Religion and masters of theological study from Vanderbilt University.

Reviews

[JoAnn CV · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading this book, I felt a little like a kid sneaking a listen from the top of the stairs as adults have conversations below. This book is targeted at a generation/generation and a half my senior, and yet I connected deeply with the material. Even at 40 years old, as a woman, American society views me as past my prime. What then of me 50? 60? Beyond? How does one welcome age when the messages all around us are about anti-aging, trying to turn back the clock, that our value to society decreases as we get older? I like being armed with the wisdom of Older, Wiser, Fiercer now, so that I can welcome the changes of age as they (continue to) come.

While Dr. Orsborn writes about her personal connection with God, as someone more generally spiritual I didn’t feel put off by Dr. Orsborn’s faith. It felt more universal and humanistic overall than religious.

I decided to read this book now while doing a self guided workout program by Kate Galliet, author of the book Becoming Unbreakable. These two books are actually good companion pieces, one focused on the mind and one on the body. As the description of Becoming Unbreakable says, “By showing you how to become the foremost expert in the care of your body — and your life — Becoming Unbreakable is a blueprint for change. It breaks down the myths that getting old means feeling bad in your body, and that figuring out your health is too complicated for you to tackle on your own.” Two empowering books that view aging in a positive light, inward and outward. (Lest you think this is an ad, I’m the one paying for the self guided program, I’m just noting it here for anyone who might be interested in looking into the book).

I will read more of Dr. Orsborn’s work, even if it’s not quite all relevant *yet*, because it only becomes more relevant to me with each passing day. And I so enjoy her style of writing and connection with nature and the world around her.

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Must Read

Carol Orsborn invites the reader to gently lovingly consciously age. Beautifully written with honesty and integrity by a woman who is traveling a path to wholeness.

[Sharon Graff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Somebody put it into print!

Thank you for verbalizing the internal monologue that many of us have been carrying on for years! Although your spirituality is more God centered than mine, ( how comforting for you) I empathize with the continual struggle for mastery and meaning of life on this earth. Be what you are, and be kind to all, accept what is, and complain about what isn’t. When you no longer want to try; stop.

[Debbie Lisman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I chose this book because I am turning 70 in just a few months. Unfortunately it wasn’t a favorite….

I was hoping this book would be uplifted as I enter my older years, but instead I found it to be rather trite and simple. Perhaps that’s what our aging really is all about? If anything, I’m hoping to make my senior years more fulfilling that I found in the pages of this book.

[mary jo hendrix · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truths told

Lovely book with many exclamations of feelings we may not know how to address. This book tells of things maybe we aren't as yet aware but need to address.

[Laura Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some good insights. Will read more of her work.