AUTHOR
Pamela Harman Daugavietis grew up in Worthington, Ohio,
the middle daughter of a middle-class family in the middle of
WWII and considers herself “in the middle all the way”
regarding politics, religion, and life in general, a both/and
approach to life rather than either/or. After graduating in 1965
from The Ohio State University School of Journalism in
Columbus, Ohio, Pam’s life evolved through marriage,
motherhood, divorce and starting a mailing and secretarial
service in Petoskey, Michigan.
In 1989, she and Andy married and together signed a two-year
contract with King Fahad National Guard Hospital in Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia, where Andy became a staff rheumatologist and
Pam became the first Christian, Western, female writer for the
hospital’s Public Affairs Department. In 1991, the couple
moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where Andy joined a local
medical practice and Pam became a freelance writer for
Butterworth, Spectrum Health and later Corewell Health and
Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital foundations.
Books
Distilled Wisdom for Growing Older Without Growing Old
Distilled Wisdom is a collection of stories about 25 books Pam has read and owned for years that she will always keep close at hand, and why. The Appendix contains many prompts to help readers begin writing their own stories based on their own firsthand experiences.
In Distilled Wisdom for Growing Older Without Growing Old, the author invites readers into a reflective and uplifting journey through her eight decades of living, with the conviction that age need not equal irrelevance. Drawing from 25 cherished books she has read and re‑visited over the years, Pamela Harman Daugavietis weaves together personal anecdotes, life’s lessons and writing prompts—encouraging readers not only to embrace their own stories but to record them. With warmth and purpose, she argues that growing older can still mean growing richer in meaning, connection and creativity, and that the true choice lies in cultivating relevance and vitality rather than surrendering to passivity.
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