{"product_id":"9781594732973","title":"How Did I Get to Be 70 When I'm 35 Inside?: Spiritual Surprises of Later Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHave the courage and curiosity to face the inner changes of aging—and learn how they can help you find meaning in your later years.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I used to think that age sixty-five was the start of a slippery downward slope to the cemetery. But inside, I felt a surge of enormous energy, with the potential to approach aging as an uncharted adventure instead of a prison sentence.\"\u003cbr\u003e—from the Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike other authors, spiritual director Linda Douty discusses the challenges and surprises of aging by talking about how you actually feel, not what you're supposed to feel. In a warm, down-to-earth voice, she offers a spiritually grounded method to adjust to the unexpected as you grow older. There is no one-size-fits-all here, but a variety of responses to the inner and outer transformations of aging and new ways of looking at them. She looks at surprises, welcome and unwelcome, concerning:\u003cbr\u003e• Self-image • The physical body • Relationships • Spiritual life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions for reflecting on who you are in this period of your life—or who you would like to be—will help you live each day more purposefully and joyfully.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turner Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50079269060848,"sku":"9781594732973","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781594732973","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}