Throughout the life of individuals and families, there are tough times and tender times, times that try us and times that teach us. Getting through these times and coming out stable and strong is the key to enduring and thriving.

As older adults look back on their lives, with the benefit of the passage of time for perspective, they can recall many stories of such times. Embedded in those stories are lessons on life which can be shared with others—youths filled with energy and a seemingly unending future—adults filled with experience and a future coming to an end. These youths and adults can learn from each other and in so doing strengthen their individual lives and the life of society in general.

Gathering and sharing those stories is the intent of Sages of the Ages: Stories that Touch and Teach. Themes for the stories in Sages of the Ages are based on resiliency research, which tells us that individuals and families can develop protective and recovery factors that get them through the challenges of life.

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