The Wisdom Years

THE WISDOM YEARS

A Sanctuary of Memory, Meaning & Becoming

A Signature Branch of the Y.B. Ecosystem

THE ELDERSHIP AWAKENING

There comes a moment in every life when the past stops asking to be explained
and begins asking to be honored.

The Wisdom Years invites you into that moment.

This is not a program.
This is not a class.
This is not a memoir on a shelf.

This is a return.
To the stories that shaped us.
To the voices we never stopped carrying.
To the light that elders still hold — even after the world stops asking for it.

Here, wisdom is not archived.
It is awakened.
It is shared.
It is passed forward like fire.

Welcome to the wing of the Y.B. tree that was built
for remembrance, renewal, and reconnection —
between generations, between hearts, between the past and what’s still possible.

What the Wisdom Years Is

More than a series. More than a workshop.
This is a movement.

The Wisdom Years is a three-part ecosystem designed to restore the dignity, voice, and spiritual leadership of elders. It includes:

The Books (8-volume signature series)

A sacred library for reflection, healing, storytelling, and legacy.

The Workshops & Circles

Spaces where elders speak, families reconnect, and lives are reshaped through presence and shared truth.

The Facilitator Pathway

A complete training system for those who want to guide elder communities — locally, nationally, and within senior organizations.

Together, these elements form a living ecosystem of memory, meaning, and human connection.

Who This Is For

The Wisdom Years was built for:

Elders

Who want to reflect, rediscover, and tell the truths they never had space to speak.

Adult Children & Grandchildren

Who want to understand the people who shaped them — beyond roles, beyond history, beyond misunderstandings.

Therapists & Counselors

Who need tools that address intergenerational healing, life review, grief, and relational repair.

Senior Living Communities & Churches

Seeking meaningful, soulful, high-impact programs..

Families

Who want to heal, reconnect, or simply begin again with honesty and love. This work meets every stage of elderhood with gentleness and depth.

Together, these elements form a living ecosystem of memory, meaning, and human connection.

The Wisdom Years Books

A living library of memory, truth, and personal revelation.

Book 1 — The Joy in My Being

A return to the inner light that survived every season.
Signature takeaway: There is still joy inside you.

Book 2 — Looking Back & Letting Light Through

A guided release of old grief, old stories, and old shadows.
Signature takeaway: What we name, we free.

Book 3 — The Journey of Rediscovery

A renewal of spirit, purpose, and personal truth.
Signature takeaway: It is never too late to begin again.

Book 4 — The Space Between Who I Was & Who I’m Becoming

A poetic exploration of thresholds, silence, and spiritual transformation.
Signature takeaway: Stillness is not absence — it is rearrangement.

Book 5 — The Things I Wish for You to Have

A legacy of material, emotional, and spiritual inheritance.
Signature takeaway: Love is the only gift that outlasts everything.

Book 6 — The Listening Years

A relational healing journey between elder and loved one.
Signature takeaway: Listening is the greatest act of love.

Book 7 — A Listening Heart for the Ones Coming After

Elders ask the questions they were once afraid to ask.
Signature takeaway: Know me now, not as I was — but as I am.

Book 8 — (Imminent)

A final offering completing the Year-Long Eldership Curriculum.
Signature takeaway: Legacy is not what we leave — it’s what we live.

Workshops & Circles

THE WISDOM CIRCLES (For Elders)

A 6–8 week immersive series using the books, cards, and sacred conversation models.

THE LISTENING YEARS RELATIONAL WORKSHOP

A transformative space for families to reconnect, repair, or simply understand one another with new eyes.

THE LEGACY LETTER EVENT

A guided ritual where elders create their private legacy letters, blessings, and final offerings.

THE INNER LIGHT RETURN RITUAL

A closing ceremony that restores honor and spiritual grounding to the elder’s identity.

THE FACILITATOR TRAINING

A complete system for coaches, counselors, and community leaders to guide Wisdom Years programming.

These offerings become the emotional and spiritual center of any elder community.

Why This Matters

Because elders are not finished —

they are just unheard.

Most elder programs focus on recreation.
This one focuses on restoration.

Most systems treat elders as declining.
This one treats them as becoming.

Most families visit without ever truly knowing the person they love.
This work changes that.

When an elder speaks,
a family shifts.
A lineage heals.
A story finds its rightful place.
A soul remembers itself.

The Wisdom Years is not entertainment.
It’s transformation.

Message From the Founder (Y.B.)

I built this because I saw too many elders leaving the world
without ever being fully known
or deeply heard.

And I saw too many families
wrestling with questions
they never had the courage or invitation to ask.

The Wisdom Years is my offering
to every life that still has truth inside it…

…to every heart that wants a way back…
…to every elder who wonders if their story still matters…
…to every child who still wishes they understood…
…to every lineage waiting for healing…

This work is the bridge.

May you walk it gently.
May you walk it bravely.
May you walk it together.

Larry Randolph (Y.B.)

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