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The Gift Of Years: Growing Older Gracefully (2008)

by Joan D. Chittister(Favorite Author)

4.08 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1933346108 (ISBN13: 9781933346106)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

BlueBridge

review 1: This is one of the few books I will keep to re-read. The chapters are short with easy to read print. The message is upbeat and practical and not maudlin. The author is one of those American nuns who are currently being investigated by the Vatican. The theme of the book is to make the most of what is left and to view aging as a gift. The past is gone. Look to the future and relish the prospect.
review 2: I may have put this book in before because both John and I had read it on our own. But we decided to read a chapter a day following breakfast and have conversation about it. Chittister is a fantastic writer and writes with an inside understanding of human nature and growing older. We could relate completely with most of the chapters. We particularly re... moresonated with her over all affirmation of the aging process that holds many opportunities for personal growth, service, wisdom. She also writes about the aging realities of health issues, forgiveness, family connections, faith doubts, hope, mystery, legacy. We may read it again in a few years. We are reminded of the gift of life, whatever the age, and the chances for change, healing in relationships and deepening of spirit. less

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