How Did I Get to be 70 When I'm 35 Inside?: Spiritual Surprises of Later Life

Alexander has...bus tokens.

And even when he's rich, pretty soon all he has is bus tokens.

He was rich. Last Sunday.

Grandma Betty and Grandpa Louie came and gave Anthony and Nicholas and Alexander each a dollar. Alexander was saving his. Maybe for a walkie-talkie.

And then there was bubble gum, some bets with Anthony and Nicholas (that Alexander lost), a snake rental, a garage sale, and all kinds of other things to spend money on.

Many people don’t know about Karma, or if they do they have a very superficial knowledge: that it is part of Hindu philosophy. They do not realize that it relates to them personally. Karma is not just an idea or a philosophy; it is a very dynamic reality. You are here because of your karma, and your karma is guiding you every moment of your life. That is how real it is.”
In “Karma: How To Break Free Of Its Chains”, author Imre Vallyon explains how Karma affects your life and your journey on the Spiritual Path, and why it is so important to clearly understand it and work with it intelligently and scientifically. You will learn of the three main types of Karma and how, in a personal and practical way, you can begin to neutralize these karmas and more rapidly progress towards your spiritual goal in this lifetime. This comprehensive little book on Karma offers clarity and empowerment for the spiritual seeker.

In the critically acclaimed memoir Girl Meets God, Lauren F. Winner chronicled her sojourn from Judaism to Christianity. Now, in Still: Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis, Winner describes how experiences of loss and failure unexpectedly slam her into a wall of doubt and spiritual despair: “My belief has faltered, my sense of God’s closeness has grown strained, my efforts at living in accord with what I take to be the call of the gospel have come undone.”

Witty, relatable, and fiercely honest, Winner lays bare her experience of what she calls the “middle” of the spiritual life. In elegant and spare prose, she explores why—in the midst of the overwhelming anxiety, loneliness, and boredom of her deepest questioning about where (or if) God is—the Christian story still explains who she is better than any other story she’s ever known. Still is an absorbing meditation combining literary grace with spiritual wisdom. It is sure to resonate with anyone looking to sustain a spiritual life in the midst of real life.