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Who do you want to be when you grow old? : the path of purposeful aging / Richard J. Leider, David A. Shapiro.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oakland, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, [2021]Edition: First editionDescription: xvi, 145 pages ; 19 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781523092451
  • 1523092459
Subject(s):
Contents:
Preface: Choosing the path -- Introduction: The long conversation -- Old? Who, me? -- If we all end up dying, what's the purpose of living? -- Aren't I somebody? -- Am I living the good life my whole life? -- How do I stop living a default life? -- Am I having a late-life crisis? -- Will I earn a passing grade in life? -- How can I grow whole as I grow old? -- How will my music play on? -- Afterword: Staying on the path.
Summary: "Our later years need not be a time of loss. This book helps readers embrace the positive possibilities of aging and provides guidance on doing so purposefully, with courage, compassion, and curiosity"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 155.67 L527 Available 33111010806475
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Grow old on purpose. This book invites readers to navigate a purposeful path from adulthood to elderhood with choice, curiosity, and courage.

Everyone is getting old; not everyone is growing old. But the path of purposeful aging is accessible to all-and it's fundamental to health, happiness, and longevity.

With a focus on growing whole through developing a sense of purpose in later life, Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old? celebrates the experience of aging with inspiring stories, real-world practices, and provocative questions. Framed by a long conversation between two old friends, the book reconceives aging as a liberating experience that enables us to become more authentically the person we always meant to be with each passing year.

In their bestseller Repacking Your Bags , Richard J. Leider and David A. Shapiro defined the good life as "living in the place you belong, with people you love, doing the right work, on purpose." This book builds on that definition to offer a purposeful path for living well while aging well.

Includes index.

"Our later years need not be a time of loss. This book helps readers embrace the positive possibilities of aging and provides guidance on doing so purposefully, with courage, compassion, and curiosity"-- Provided by publisher.

Preface: Choosing the path -- Introduction: The long conversation -- Old? Who, me? -- If we all end up dying, what's the purpose of living? -- Aren't I somebody? -- Am I living the good life my whole life? -- How do I stop living a default life? -- Am I having a late-life crisis? -- Will I earn a passing grade in life? -- How can I grow whole as I grow old? -- How will my music play on? -- Afterword: Staying on the path.

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