
Alive Until You're Dead
Notes on the Home Stretch
Susan Moon(Author)
Shambhala Publications Inc (Publisher)
Published on 26. April 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-61180-963-3 (ISBN)
Description
"Aging isn't easy. But it can still be filled with joy-maybe even more joy than expected. Described by the New York Journal of Books as "a Buddhist Anne Lamott," Zen teacher and writer Susan Moon explores both the losses and the gifts that come with the final years. Joining levity with tenderness, Moon shares stories from her own life including knee replacements, cornea surgery, Zoom chats with grandchildren, and dementia. Moon illustrates the strength that can come from within, sometimes unexpectedly, even as our bodies fail. Our radiant aliveness can be discovered and rediscovered any time up to the last moment. Alive Until You're Dead offers a Zen approach to aging.. Moon's stories explore being present with what is, not turning away from what's difficult, wishing for and working for the wellbeing of others, and being willing not to know what's next. Moon writes of her most personal vulnerabilities in the service of connecting with everyone. These field notes from an old human being invite us to feel more alive in the final stretch, whatever it holds"--
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Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
338 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61180-963-3 (9781611809633)
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04/2022
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Person
SUSAN MOON is a writer and Buddhist teacher in the Soto Zen tradition. She is the author of several books, including This Is Getting Old and The Hidden Lamp, and a contributor to Lion’s Roar, Tricycle, and other publications. She teaches in California and at the Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico.