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Author Lustbader, Wendy.

Title Life gets better : the unexpected pleasures of growing older / Wendy Lustbader.

Imprint New York, N.Y. : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, c2011.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 2nd Fl Non-Fiction  155.67 Lus    ---  Available
Description x, 243 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Summary 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.
Source NBK 2/12 PPL
Subject Self-confidence.
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Older people.
ISBN 9781585428922
1585428922

 
    
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