The Age of Miracles (EasyRead Large Bold Edition): Embracing the New Midlife [Large Print] [Paperback]

Marianne Williamson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 16, 2009

From THE AGE OF MIRACLES Sometimes what we appear to have lost is simply something it was time to leave behind. Perhaps our system just lets something go, our having moved through the experience and now needing it no more. A friend of mine was sitting once with two of his best friends, a couple he'd partied long and hard with during the l960s. At about ten in the evening, the couple's twentysomething daughter came home, saw them on the couch, and admonished them, ''You guys are so boring! You never go out!'' To which all three responded in unison, ''We were out, and now we're in.'' The mind is its own kind of dance floor. If in fact the highest, most creative work is the work of consciousness, then in slowing down we're not doing less; we're doing more. Having slowed down physically, we're in a better space to rev up psychically. We are becoming contemplative. We are shifting from the outer to the inner not in order to begin our demise, but to reseed and regreen the consciousness of the planet. And that's what is happening now: We're going slower in order to go deeper, in order to go faster in the direction of urgently needed change in the world. - Marianne Williamson

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"'I consider Marianne to be one of our most profound teachers of transformational wisdom' - Dr Wayne W. Dyer" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed author and lecturer. She has published nine books, four of which have been No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list. She is a close friend of Oprah Winfrey and ex president Clinton. In Dec 2006, Newsweek named her one of the fifty most influential baby boomers. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: ReadHowYouWant; Lrg edition (September 16, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1458717542
• ISBN-13: 978-1458717542
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (92 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,483,206 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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121 of 127 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Thoughtful and Memorable Perspective on Conscious Aging, January 14, 2008

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This review is from: The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife (Hardcover)

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The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife describes a refreshing way to approach midlife, not viewing midlife through glasses emphasizing decline and loss, but through a framework of endless possibility, wisdom, an embracing of and creation of new meaning, a turning towards life, a realization of the limitlessness of God, a forgiving of the past, a reimagination of relationships, and being one with the world around us.

Although this book is grounded in A Course in Miracles (as are all of Marianne Williamson's books), it is spiritual rather than religious and appropriate for readers of all spiritual and religious backgrounds. The book is not about ACIM per se, but about aging; there indeed are other books that can be read to find out more about ACIM. This work consists of Marianne Williamson's thoughtful musings on how to age well from a practical and spiritual point of view.

The book is peppered throughout with beautiful short prayers written by the author. The chapters cover the author's thoughts on the losses versus the gains of aging, family of origin issues, healing from childhood wounds, coping with regret, emotional baggage and more. The book describes how to fan into flames our passions, dreams, and inner fire that may seem to be ashes and cinders but is buried under "accumulated burdens and disappointments" by the time we hit midlife---and can be revived. How do we re-enchant ourselves with a new vision at this time of our lives?

Here is a quote that sums up the theme of this book: "Midlife today is a second puberty of sorts. The experience, including its length, is being redefined. It is a period distinctly unlike youth, yet distinctly unlike old age. It doesn't feel like a cruise to the end of our lives so much as a cruise, at last, to the meaning of our lives."

If reading the above excites you and sounds intriguing, you'll love the book as I did.

Highly recommended.
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38 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, January 20, 2008

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This review is from: The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife (Hardcover)

I bought both the book and the CD series of this. I have only done that a handful of times.

However, Marianne's writing is so engaging that I wanted to read it. I love listening to her while driving as well as I resonate with her voice and her way of expressing herself.

For me, my life only gets better as I age. The early years were actually rougher for me than getting older. But, for those of you struggling with mid-life, this book will give you a very positive perspective on the whole thing and may be just the ticket if you're feeling down.

I find it very validating of thoughts and feelings I've had - and she puts things in a way that I never would have myself that I can really relate to.

Enjoy!

59 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Self-indulgent and depressing, May 31, 2008

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Savonna Blackwell "dogeared" (Louisville, KY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife (Hardcover)

I was so excited when I heard about this book, having just turned 50 and looking for some positive inspiration. Although I'm generally a fan of Marianne Williamson's books, this one was sadly disappointing. She seems focused on grieving the loss of her youth, beauty & energy in most of the book which I found depressing. Then she reverts to the same thoughts & prayers we've heard in all her previous work to try to reassure herself. Nothing new, uplifting or inspiring here. I returned the book before finishing it & got my money back-which I can now use to buy some rope to hang myself! (just kidding, but really, I did not like this book)