Life Gets Better The Unexpected Pleasures of Growing Older

Name: Life Gets Better The Unexpected Pleasures of Growing Older
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ISBN: 9781585428922

ISBN-10: 1585428922

ISBN-13: 9781585428922

Edition: 2011

Authors: Wendy Lustbader

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The acclaimed author of What's Worth Knowingreveals the truth about aging: Old age often offers a richer, better, and more self-assured life than youth. From our earliest lives, we are told that our youth will be the best time of our lives-that the energy and vitality of youth are the most important qualities a person can possess, and that everything that comes after will be a sad decline. But in reality, says Wendy Lustbader, youth is not the golden era it is often made out to be. For many, it is a time riddled with anxiety, angst, confusion, and the torture of uncertainty. Conversely, the media often feeds us a vision of growing older as a journey of defeat and diminishment. They are dead…

Book details

List price: $25.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/18/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Hope



Self-Knowledge



Gratitude



The Great Leveling



Relationships



Loss



Spirituality



Generosity



Giving and Receiving



Transformation



Time



Hindsight



Decisions



Detours



Resilience



Coherence



Stories



Changing Course



Peace



Courage



The Body's Lessons



Attitude



Slowing Down



Composure



Beginner's Mind



The Heart's Desire



What Matters Most


Epilogue


Notes


Index