The message of this book is to embrace the process of aging, be grateful for the life you've lived, and turn those years of lessons learned into a positive story to tell yourself and others. I didn't get a ton of new insights from this one, but I do appreciate Moore's positive spin on growing older. I found the book comforting.

This is a excellent book on aging that has sensible useful suggestions anyone can apply to their life. I appreciate that the author has included ways to face aging with a positive attitude and how to still look forward to the time we have left. This will appeal to all baby boomers and those interested in aging issues. A very well written sensible book for the self help shelf .

This is a good thought provoking work on aging. More is able to bring diverse sources of thought- religious, psychological and personal, to the issue of getting older. This is a book that is good for those entering the senior years and those who are approaching the aging process with fear and dread. He presents an engaging assessment of getting older and its effects. He is able to help the reader move from the negative to a more balanced view of aging.

Thomas Moore has written a practical, wise, easy-to-read book for all ages on aging, not just of the body, but of the soul. The aging of the soul means that we use what happens to us (or to others) to become more fully the complex, grounded, positive person we are meant to be; one who can embrace life while honoring all that we have experienced.

He speaks to how we must tackle and work through all of what happens to us during this journey called life, both the good and the bad. We need to honestly acknowledge our feelings about things, no matter what they are, or we may get 'stuck', unable to move forward from that point. We shouldn't catastrophize negative or hurtful events because dealing with the bad, hard or painful times (which are inevitable in life) moves us along in our journey and allows us to get back on the road to enjoying the joyful moments in our lives.

I know that the bottom line is there is nothing in this book that hasn't been said before, yet Thomas Moore has a way of making me consider (and reconsider) things in a new light. I learned a lot for this book, and I think you will too.

Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for allowing me the opportunity to read an e-copy of this book.

Having just turned 61 this year, I've been looking for a book that would help/guide me through this sometimes scary terrain known as "aging." This is just that book! I offer heartfelt thanks to the author for taking the time and energy to write this book because I now have a way to approach my own elderhood with grace and positive expectations. I especially enjoyed the section on "Imagining Aging Differently" and the chapter towards the end of the book called "The Angel of Old Age." Highly recommend.

Thomas Moore has written a very compassionate and optimistic book on aging and how to do it well. He points out that it’s not just our bodies that age but also our soul. And while our bodies may have its limits when it gets older, our soul knows no limits and can mature and improve throughout our lives.

We have all of our past ages now residing in our soul. We have a youthful soul that it’s important to stay in touch with. We need to keep those souls in harmony, not too much of an old soul, but not too much of a young soul either. We’re not a complete person if we not retain each of the ages of our soul. We start our aging process as soon as we’re born and we need to continue to build our character as we age. Some of us only age physically, while our soul remains stagnant and never really develops. We need to remain open to new opportunities and learning and how to connect with others.

Mr. Moore writes about how older people can become “elders” and help mentor the young. That’s something that seems to be missing in our society. It’s a youthful society and the merits of learning from the wisdom of its elders is not as important as it once was.

We need to embrace the experience of growing older instead of dreading it. Mr. Moore has written a beautiful book that can be referred to again and again throughout our lives.

Recommended.

A beautiful book about aging, the author talks about many aspects of aging inculding health, anger, sex, finding purpose after retirement, and several more. I have read several of Thomas Moore's book and I have enjoyed and learned a lot from them. This one is filled with ideas on how to age well. I loved the suggestions of facing aging head on and not trying to pretend to be an age you are not. He talks about looking into your past, telling meaningful stories about your life, mentoring, and finding interests and hobbies that are meaningful to you. These are just some of the ideas discussed in the book. I highly recommend this to anyone facing getting older in a society so obsessed with youth.