Course Description

Instructor: Abby Drue, Irma Starr

What an impact these times are having on each of us - adding much to the life challenges that already sometimes arrive at our door just by going about living each day! Whether it is, perhaps, a heartfelt disappointment, a health problem, a financial let-down, a great loss of friendship, death of a loved one, to name some; we can certainly agree disappointment and loss are emotions familiar to each of us! These unexpected, difficult events are capable of flooding us with strong emotion, not to mention an immediate sense of uncertainty as we move on with our lives and try to navigate to comfortable outcomes. In our continuing series here at OLLI, aimed at promoting self-awareness and well-being through the practice of kindness, empathy and fairness (for ourselves and others!), please join us for a new seven planned weeks of lively, facilitated discussion, sprinkled with supportive hand-outs; and, of course, upbeat humor! Together, we will develop an understanding of how “resilience” can play a fascinating, supportive role in the preservation of meaning and happiness in our lives when unexpected loss or disappointment comes “a knockin” at our door.