The Glories of Aging

Aging Joyfully Being old does not have to mean being quiet, afraid, or betrayed by pain. While the transition to senior and elder is beset with difficult challenges, The Glories of Aging reveals how it can also be a time of appreciating beauty, seeing new perspectives, increasing self-knowledge, making a difference in the world, and learning more lessons before it is our time to go. This collection of twenty-three personal essays offers practical and brutally honest insights into coping with such vulnerabilities as physical limitation, loss of privacy, wishing and wanting, unpleasant surprises, trying to “look good,” feelings of isolation, wardrobe shifts, making time count, and more.