Many seniors feel lost after retirement, caregiving changes, or cognitive shifts.
This section helps rebuild identity — gently and honestly.
1. Who Am I Today?
Finish these sentences:
- “I am someone who cares about …_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
- I am someone who cares about ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. feel most like myself when ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3.People value me because ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. My Strengths — Right Now
Often, strengths change with time — and that’s okay.
Check the strengths that are true for you today:
- I listen deeply
- I stay calm under pressure
- I make people feel welcomed
- I am thoughtful
- I am creative
- I am patient
- I bring people together
- I offer wisdom
- I am resourceful
- I am resilient
- I am a steady presence
- I am curious
Add your own: I feel most like myself when _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. What I Want to Bring Into This Next Chapter
Consider the next 1–3 years.
In this season of life, I want to…
- Learn: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
- Explore: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
- Share: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
- Experience: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I am becoming someone who…
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