Not only accepting but celebrating getting old, this inspirational and illuminating work looks at the many facets of the aging process, from purposes and challenges to struggles and surprises.

In 'The Gift of Years', Joan Chittister encourages us to cherish the blessings of older age and to overcome its burdens.

The world glorifies youth and degrades old age. The Gift of Years flies in the face of this conventional wisdom. It is a wonderful celebration of the blessings of growing older, clear-eyed and unsentimental about the reality of the ageing process but showing us that our later years are gift, not burden.

Powerful individual chapter-essays on issues such as Gratitude, Loss, Legacy, etc., as we age. The chapters are a few pages each. I would read a chapter and reflect on it over a day or so. Very good, both happy and sad. ( )

Not only accepting but celebrating getting old, this inspirational and illuminating work looks at the many facets of the aging process, from purposes and challenges to struggles and surprises. ( )