Every Breath, New Chances
How to Age with Honor and Dignity--A Guide for Men
Lewis Richmond
- Tools
- and
- anecdotes
- to
- reframe
- aging
- from
- the
- bestselling
- author
- of
- Work
- as
- a
- Spiritual
- Practice
- and
- Aging
- as
- a
- Spiritual
- Practice.Aging
- is
- a
- journey:
- a
- decades-long
- adventure
- of
- new
- opportunities
- and
- surprises.
- For
- many
- men,
- the
- decline
- in
- virility
- and
- power
- that
- accompanies
- age
- can
- be
- a
- tough
- pill
- to
- swallow.
- When
- these
- fall
- away,
- how
- do
- we
- make
- sense
- of
- who
- we
- are?
- What
- does
- it
- mean
- to
- be
- a
- man?Drawing
- from
- research,
- interviews,
- and
- personal
- stories,
- Every
- Breath,
- New
- Chances
- shows
- readers
- how
- to
- turn
- toward
- the
- changes
- associated
- with
- aging
- and
- to
- reevaluate
- losses
- and
- transitions
- as
- new
- avenues
- for
- joy,
- self-discovery,
- renewal,
- and
- growth.
- Delving
- into
- topics
- such
- as
- divorce,
- single
- living,
- retirement,
- and
- encore
- careers,
- each
- chapter
- includes
- a
- contemplative
- practice
- called
- Deep
- Mind
- Reflection
- to
- help
- readers
- navigate
- the
- fears
- and
- aspirations
- that
- come
- along
- with
- changes
- in
- relationships
- and
- work.
- This
- book
- addresses
- the
- more
- challenging
- realities
- associated
- with
- illness,
- substance
- abuse,
- and
- mortality,
- while
- empowering
- readers
- to
- compassionately
- embrace
- next
- steps
- and
- spiritual
- preparations
- for
- their
- final
- decades
- of
- life.
- This
- book
- does
- not
- proffer
- tools
- for
- staving
- off
- an
- inevitable
- part
- of
- life;
- rather,
- it
- offers
- frameworks
- and
- strategies
- for
- peacefully
- embracing it.
