As caring adults we give and receive informal mentoring every day. Sharing Wisdom offers us the opportunity to make the most of these natural encounters. This book offers forty brief lessons to make the process of offering and receiving mentoring clearer. The information is designed to be practical and readily usable and it is intended to help you nurture your natural talents as well as to better appreciate the guidance offered by others. The book ends with answers to common questions on mentoring, a summary list of the mentoring guidelines and a brief annotated bibliography. (Publisher).

Mentoring -- an introduction -- The necessary ingedient -- Telling one's story -- Just a few steps from clarity -- Rowing with muffled oars -- Consequences -- Lighten your heart a little -- The parent of perspective -- Two words -- A little intrigue -- Interpersonal obstacles to stand on -- Put a sweater on -- You don't have to be overwhelmed -- A caring presence -- You have to let go of the fish -- Out of a dark hallway -- Passionate and practical -- Your quiet little place in the garden -- Do you want these rules? -- Education, not training -- A logical way -- Scream, understand...then let go! -- Worth the wait -- Positive contamination -- New knowledge for the mentor -- A sailor's pants -- What's the difference? -- Don't coach the disease -- It's your responsibility...so don't be surprised -- Annoying reminders -- Evening catharsis -- Helpful comments -- Being an "adult" -- The soil of passion -- Flow, don't drift -- What is...is wonderful! -- You don't need to confront -- Primitive pouting -- Keeping heart notes -- Koans -- Epilogue : Inner ease -- mentoring others, mentoring self -- Appendix 1. Answers to common question on mentoring -- Appendix 2. Summary of mentoring lessons -- Appendix 3. Reading to enrich the mentoring process : an annotated bibliography.