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Abundant Living Conference, March 2, Camp Allen Texas

This past week I was a presenter at the Abundant Living Conference held at Camp Allen Conference & Retreat Center, a beautiful site located in the Piney Woods about an hour north of Houston. This three-day conference gathered some 200 people that ranged in age from late 50s to some in there 90s who came to explore aging “as a spiritual journey”. To “grow mentally, socially, and creatively.” With sessions ranging from yoga and dancing to the “Spirituality of Aging” and “Finding Your Passion in the Second Half of Life”, these seniors were looking at what might be next for them as they closed out the phases of careers, families and ‘making it.”

I presented along with Teri Miller, a MS and OTR with the Alzheimer’s Association, Houston & Southeast Texas Chapter. While I spoke to the general idea of doing a personal history; what they are, what forms they come in, what types of resources one needs for each format, Teri spoke specifically to the benefits of doing a personal history for those suffering from memory loss which I discussed in a previous blog post, Personal History Projects with Memory Loss Patients.

While we suffered from some technological glitches (the center’s adapter for the projector didn’t work with my brand new laptop), we managed to do a great presentation supported by my Powerpoint slides. One of the highlights of the presentation was an paired-share exercise we had the participants do. Read the complete blog entry here...>

Abundant Living Conference, March 2, Camp Allen Texas

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