Life Gets Better : : the Unexpected Pleasures of Growing Older

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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.
Argues that, in contrast to the popular image of old age as a kind of sad general decline, life for older people is often marked by increased self-knowledge, confidence, and spiritual awareness.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, c2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: x, 243 p. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781585428922
1585428922

SUBJECTS
Self-confidence.
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Older people.