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  • Published: 8 June 2010
  • ISBN: 9780834823068
  • Imprint: RH US eBook Adult
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 208

This Is Getting Old

Zen Thoughts on Aging with Humor and Dignity





Inspiring lessons on growing older with grace and laughter, from a Zen teacher and writer who is “like a Buddhist Anne Lamott” (New York Journal of Books)

Being a woman over sixty can sometimes be confusing, sometimes poignant, and sometimes hilarious. In this intimate and funny collection of essays, Zen Buddhist and writer Susan Moon maintains her sense of humor as she provides thoughtful insights on getting older.

In This Is Getting Old, Moon touches on both the ups and downs of aging: Her bones are weakening, but she still feels her inner tomboy. She finds herself both an orphan and a matriarch following the death of her mother. She admits to sometimes regretting pieces of her past and to being afraid of loneliness. These musings, written with Moon’s signature wit and grace, are a touching exploration and celebration of life, age, and our “senior moments”—plus a powerful reminder to be in the here and now.

  • Published: 8 June 2010
  • ISBN: 9780834823068
  • Imprint: RH US eBook Adult
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 208

About the author

Susan Moon

Susan Moon is Editor of TURNING WHEEL: THE JOURNAL OF THE BUDDHIST PEACE FELLOWSHIP. She is the author of THE LIFE & LETTERS OF TOFU Roshi and codeditor OF BEING BODIES: BUDDHIST WOMEN ON THE PARADOX OF EMBODIMENT.

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