Ageless soul
Subtitle: the lifelong journey toward meaning and joy
By: Thomas Moore
Edition: Large Print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press Large Print lifestyles; Thorndike Press large print lifestyles
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 481
ISBN-13: 9781432846862
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Older people; Large type books; Religious life; Religious aspects; Aging
Description: "In Ageless Soul, Thomas Moore reveals a fresh, optimistic, and rewarding path toward aging, one that need not be feared, but rather should be embraced and cherished. In Moore's view, aging is the process by which one becomes a more distinctive, complex, fulfilled, loving, and connected person. Using examples from his practice as a psychotherapist and teacher who lectures widely on the soul of medicine and spirituality, Moore argues for a new vision of aging: as a dramatic series of initiations rather than a diminishing experience, a passage that each of us has the tools--experience, maturity, imagination--to enjoy in the fullest way. Ageless Soul addresses: the many paths of spiritual growth and learning that open later in life; the vital role of the elder and mentor in the lives of younger people; why melancholy is a natural part of aging, and how to accept it, rather than confuse it with depression; sex and sensuality; building new communities and leaving a legacy. Ageless Soul teaches readers how to embrace the richness of experience and how to take life on, accept invitations to new vitality, and feel fulfilled as they grow older."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Part one: Rites of passage. The first taste of aging ; Old bodies, young souls ; The passages of life; title: Part two: Becoming a deeper person as you age. Melancholy: a way to happiness ; Processing life experiences ; The maturing of sexuality; title: Part three: Imagine aging differently. Illness as an initiation ; Kindly curmudgeons ; Play, work, retire; title: Part four: Open your heart to the future. Being fulfilled as an elder ; Legacy: the future of your life experiment ; Transforming loneliness; title: Part five: The spirituality of aging. Friendship and community ; The angel of old age ; Living with dying; title: Conclusion: Let things take their course.