Synopses & Reviews
Our culture is experiencing an exploding population of
seniors who are living longer and better. They're getting
plenty of how-to advice about battling the aging
process eat like a bird, exercise like an athlete, nip
and tuck like a starlet, stay busy and don't stop. This
book is different; it says stop Slow down to reflect on
the desire for meaning that is a natural part of later life.
Have the courage and curiosity to focus on the inner
changes in the aging process that fuel the outer experience
so that you can make wise choices about how you
want to live this part of life.
Based on dozens of interviews in this age demographic,
this engaging guide to later life provides information,
inspiration and humor shared by thoughtful elders to
help you greet these years as the grand adventure they can
be. Contributors speak honestly about the challenges of
coping with losses, as well as the delight of becoming
comfortable in one's own skin. From dealing with body
betrayal to clarifying what really matters, they explore
transformative questions that can help you acknowledge
and appreciate a deepening spirituality that comes in your
advancing years:
What has surprised you most about getting
older?
What have you discovered about yourself that
you didn't already know?
How has your faith journey affected the
process?
How have your beliefs in God and the afterlife
changed?
Synopsis
Have the courage and curiosity to face the inner changes of aging--and learn how they can help you find meaning in your later years.
"I used to think that age sixty-five was the start of a slippery downward slope to the cemetery. But inside, I felt a surge of enormous energy, with the potential to approach aging as an uncharted adventure instead of a prison sentence."
--from the Introduction
Unlike other authors, spiritual director Linda Douty discusses the challenges and surprises of aging by talking about how you actually feel, not what you're supposed to feel. In a warm, down-to-earth voice, she offers a spiritually grounded method to adjust to the unexpected as you grow older. There is no one-size-fits-all here, but a variety of responses to the inner and outer transformations of aging and new ways of looking at them. She looks at surprises, welcome and unwelcome, concerning:
- Self-image - The physical body - Relationships - Spiritual life
Questions for reflecting on who you are in this period of your life--or who you would like to be--will help you live each day more purposefully and joyfully.
Synopsis
Discusses the challenges and surprises of aging by talking about how you actually feel, not what you're supposed to feel. Warm and down-to-earth; offers a spiritually grounded method to adjust to the unexpected and live each day with more purpose and joy.