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Bolton Anthony, Ed.D.
Bolton Anthony, Ed.D.

The Conscious Aging Bookshelf, created by Bolton Anthony, Ed.D., is a collection of books, articles, and movies that explore the idea of aging with an ethic of mindfulness, service, and community.

Bolton (1944-2020) was passionate about the emergence of a new paradigm of aging that he believed would create new models for service and community in later life. He founded the nonprofit Second Journey to advance this new paradigm and created an online presence through years of publishing the quarterly journal Itineraries. We are deeply grateful to Bolton’s wife, Lisa, who wished for Bolton’s work to live on in the Partnerships in Aging Program.

We encourage you to use the tabs below to explore the entire collection of articles by topic:

Aging Intentionally

 

Featured Articles

Stock image of pink cherry blossom tree against light blue sky
Spring’s Stirrings: The Art of Being a Beginner by John G. Sullivan
Small white candles in front of a green plant on a wooden surface
Kindling the Flames of Joy by Joan Englander 

Community

 

Featured Articles

Close-up image of burlap fabric
Reweaving the Social Fabric of Our Communities by Janice Blanchard
Field of seedlings
Seeds of Collaborative Community by Gaya Erlandson

Spirituality

 

Featured Articles

Close-up of maple leaves changing color in fall
Autumn’s Way: Releasing and Simplifying by John G. Sullivan
Snow-covered road lined with trees where every stick and branch is covered with snow
The Gifts of Winter by John G. Sullivan

Miscellaneous Topics: Love, Dying, Stories, Reflections, and the Likes

 

The physical copies of Itineraries, the publication housing the articles in the Conscious Aging Digital Bookshelf, are available at the Orange County Department on Aging. You can also access the full issues online:

2005: Spring | Summer | Fall
2006: Winter | Spring | Fall
2007: Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall
2008: Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall
2009: Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall
2011: Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall
2012: Winter | SpringSummer | Fall | Special Issue
2013: One | Two | Three