The evolutionary value of Spirituality as a protector in aging

Last Sunday we saw compelling evidence of the hard-wired basis of our spiritual selves. It's no wonder we feel pulled toward the experience of unity and the ineffable. This week we will continue this discussion by looking at the possible evolutionary value of being wired for spiritual seeking and how spiritual practice itself may help make us stronger and more resistant to mental imbalance and the encroachment on age-related disabilities. We'll interview Lydia Roane, an LCSW specializing in gero-psychiatric adaptations, and we'll see if she'll share her knowledge of the mental and emotional challenges of aging and the relation to spirituality. Please join us for the discussion. It should be of particular interest to those of us who are ourselves, aging, and to those of us who love someone who is.

As ever, loving childcare is provided.

From Spiritual Intelligence, Frances Vaughan - 1998, copied from the Council on Spiritual Development

SPIRITUALITY: Subjective experience of the sacred

RELIGION: Creed, community, code of ethics

SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE suggests
wisdom and compassion
understanding and inner peace
Love and freedom
depth and breadth of vision

SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE may be expressed as
the common work
teaching and learning
healing and forgiveness
research, education and service