Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife

This book gives an excellent reflection on where one is in th midlife years, what to expect, new focuses and goals one discovers for oneself, and new directions to take which are so different from what one did in their 20's, 30's, and 40's. Excellent book. I highly recommend it.

Marianne has done it again. She is an inspiration who guides us through that confusing midlife crisis. She gives us hope and strength to "keep on keepin on" no matter what our age. You go girl! A voice that will not fade into the woodwork because we are a generation of movers and shakers that will move and shake right on through until we have "earth, as it is in Heaven".

Marianne's take on midlife is right on the money. She reveals what most people do, curl up and die after 40. She encourages rejunivation and the fact its not too late to live life to the fullest. Unfortunetly, the books is slow and difficult to pick up, but the information is valuable.

I enjoyed reading this book. The author has been there and done it with her many life challenges and come through it all. Marianne Williamson offers a straight forward approach to what mid life can potentially be if one is willing to re frame the mid life experience. It is about getting going rather than giving up. Its about gathering up the past and investing it into the present and future. If you want a positive boost about the brighter aspects of mid life and the advantages it offers then this is well worth the read.

this is a well-written, and poetic book . Marianne truly inspires us to believe that the best is yet to come. She highlights the value of aging and wisdom. something that is lacking in the American culture, but present in other cultures. I found this book captivating and charming.
Dr. JB

A powerful book that speaks directly to the reader. It is easy to pick up and put down without losing the flow of the message. Marianne Williamson encourages us to celebrate midlife and to allow the miracles to happen. As she writes, "Now you are ready for love. Bring it on."

Marianne Williamson's The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife is really about that most human of dreams--The Second Chance.

All of us want to believe that we can change what we don't like about ourselves, that we can recover from past mistakes and bad breaks. If we're fortunate, we discover that all we need to become someone other than what we are resides inside us, in the beautiful, mysterious spirit. Williamson has been helping people learn this simple truth and act on it for two decades, and never has her message been more tender and personal.

"It's time to re-enchant ourselves," she writes, and as she shares her own efforts, she makes it seem so sweet and tangible for the rest of us! I love her heartbreaking, inspiring anecdotes about her relationship with her daughter (who cannot identify with both parties when we read about a little girl who misses her mommy even when she's home?). Most of all, I love Williamson's vulnerability and her honesty. Even for her, life has created surprises that were not always wonderful. She is sadder in these pages, and more tender, and she is also more desirable and compelling than she has ever been.

As we grow older, it's natural, if we still feel anything at all, to feel more vulnerable. The good news is that this is really progress and not a falling down. We learn as we age to take a little more time, which can be taking greater care with everything. We listen better, and we're not as quick on the judgment draw. We're more compassionate, and more in synch with the universe's life-giving energy. Millions of baby boomers are discovering these truths every day now, and Marianne Williamson has just presented us with our first formal acknowledgment and fabulous Guide. "With every new thought," she writes, "you can work a miracle--changing your script and changing your life." With great joy, let's get to it!

--Robert McDowell, The Poetry Mentor, author of Poetry as Spiritual Practice, coming July 15th from Free Press/Simon & Schuster.

I was looking forward to receiving my copy of this book, but, once I began to read, I was quickly disappointed. There's nothing new or compelling here - just a lot of self-indulgent navel gazing. I found the prayers that are scattered through the book to be overly simplistic and unnecessary. I was disappointed in the book enough to have left it on the train. Perhaps someone else will get something out of it; I did not.

I love the book. The only problem I encountered was that this book was listed as NEW and it did FEEL new, but upon reading the book I found that someone had actually written in the book. Therefore it was NOT new. Love the book, hate that someone did not inspect it more closely.

I saw all the great reviews and expected much more. The first few chapters were good but once she got into (liberal) politics--talking about presidential elections being "stolen," etc., she completely lost me and it even ruined the parts I had previously enjoyed. There was no need to insert her political views into this book. I would never buy another one of her books.

I love how Marianne Williamson is willing to be honest about the lessons we all learn in consciousness. Like others, she definitely believes that our thoughts create our reality - however, she is one of the very few who is willing to say that any expansion or improvement in the state of our consciousness is often gained through the repetition of many trials and errors.

So many of the self-help books today make it sound like all you have to do is think positively. And if you're not getting the results you want, the insinuation is that there must be some flaw in your character. But from my own experience, not dealing with what is already negative within us is like trying to seal up an infected wound.

Marianne honestly and artfully describes the need to understand this throughout the book. In the chapter titled "I Will Survive" she says, "...nothing is a more powerful state of being than a deep acceptance of what is. Too often we inquire about a situation, 'How can I change this?' when we should be asking, 'How can I dwell within this circumstance in the highest possible way?'" In yoga philosophy this would be called the path of surrender, one of several paths to spiritual enlightenment.

As the book progresses the discussion turns from relationships to more global issues and the survival of our species, not to mention all other life, with a sense of urgency and purpose.

The author and I appear to have grown up during the same span of time, so I relate very clearly to her references of life during the 60's and 70's. And I agree that mid-life is like a different kind of puberty. I have felt the call she describes to become more of myself, to be more authentic and to aspire to fulfull my highest and best purpose in this life very intensely in the past 10 years.

This book represents a turning point in the collective experience of baby boomers everywhere. Just as we stirred things up in the late 60's and early 70's, the transition to mid-life of this huge demographic group is sure to make some waves again.

Like Marianne says, it's hard to understand aging until you've been there. As complacent as our society has become in dealing with social problems, it's time for the baby boomers to rise again and take a new stand in the effort to raise global consciousness to a higher level.

I have long respected the writing of Marianne Williamson. Her latest book was the most comfortable of everything I have read of hers.

I like books that stretch my thinking. This book did not really do that for me. But, what it did so beautifully was to soothingly add some context to the journey of life. I thoroughly enjoyed both the book and the author's reading of the book on audio tape.

Anyone racing through life and wondering about the meaning of life will enjoy the author's perspective and her sharing of personal vignettes that illustrate her point that our best years can be in front of us. This book has a wonderful sense of peace and hope.

Tired of self help books written from gurus preaching at you from on high? This book is a refreshing contrast to that model. The author shares her wisdom with a clear sense that she too is on a journey to understand this thing we call life. She does so in a manner that has the reader feeling, at least for the moment (and hopefully longer) that life is like a beautiful flower unfolding and reaching toward the heavens.

Well done, Marianne. And to think that your best is yet to come.

Marianne Williamson feels and writes deeply about spiritual matters, and about finding one's destiny among the spoils and ruins of youthful vigor. She lovingly probes the potential that lies before us at any age -- the potential for miracles and miraculous transformation -- but especially when our external clock has cycled into the 50s and 60s.

Her musings urge us to soften our perspective on lifestyle, personal decisions and relationships. She argues that we need to grant ourselves spiritual permission to care deeply about matters immaterial and to weave these considerations into our lives. She sprinkles her book with thoughtful prayers that we would do well to remember in daily meditation.

This is a book worth revisiting, in whole or in small bites. Each chapter stands on its own, providing guidance and comfort. Overall, the chapters nourish and complement any faith or belief system. She points to the sacred center of all belief, and asks us to align ourselves with it. While the book may seem slight to some, don't be fooled. Its sublte embrace will feel good, as hugs from those who care always do.

Marianne Williamson's latest book will uplift many who need to know and understand that reaching 40, 45, 50 and beyond is not the end of the world as they know it. Marianne's dry wit and own experiences help the book along but her profound understanding of the way women think and her intense knowledge of A Course in Miracles glues the whole thing together, allowing for an inspiring read that re-ignites any flames that may have gone out in your life (or perhaps ignites flames that had never been lit!).

I love the way Marianne sees mid life as the opportunity for a second (and sometimes a third) puberty... finally reaching the point in our lives where our personalities have matured enough to know how to handle the opportunities and challenges that we are faced with every day. Retirement is less about stopping work and more to do with finding and doing what is really our passion. At 40 or 50 we have (God willing) another 40 or 50 years to discover that passion and live it, knowing that all the experiences in previous careers and relationships with others have brought us to the point where we now, hopefully, know what to do with it all.

There is one idea Marianne Williamson expresses in this book that I especially like. It's the idea that in this day and age we have added more years to our lives -- but those years are in the middle! What she means is that mid-life at this point in time is far more than just a transition from youth to old age. It has become a vibrant, powerful time that gives us the opportunity to leave our driven, desperate, ego-based lives behind, and truly heal ourselves -- and heal the world in the process. No matter what your age, Marianne's eloquence and passion will ignite a fire in your soul, filling you with a true desire to finally live your life the way it is supposed to be lived . . . with unconditional love, compassion, understanding, and forgiveness. I feel like I am living this book right now, and I highly recommend it.

Steven Lane Taylor, author of Row, Row, Row Your Boat: A Guide for Living Life in the Divine Flow

Marianne Williamson continues her teaching on "A Course in Miracles" in her latest book on embracing midlife. She explains that it is your thoughts that determine what's possible for you at midlife, just as it is at every other point in your life.

She makes the excellent point that when we're younger we tend to say "yes" to life, but sometimes as we get older we begin to say "no" to anything outside our comfort zone. Later in the book, she goes on to say, "Excitement doesn't knock at your door any less when you're older than when you're younger. It's just that when you're younger, you're more likely to open the door and let it in." Good observation!

She also shows a sense of humor at times, like half-way through the book I noticed every chapter name was part of a classic 70's or 80's song, like "Do You Believe in Magic?," "I Will Survive" and "The Way She'd Act and the Color of Her Hair." She also quips at one point that we often excuse bad behavior by saying things like, "But inside, he's just a wounded little boy," to which she says her friend once replied, "So was Hitler." She concludes by saying the fact that she has compassion for someone doesn't mean she shouldn't delete them from her BlackBerry, because damaged people damage people.

On the whole, though, the book is pretty serious...some of Marianne's earlier books seemed somehow more funny and hopeful than this one. I get a sense of sorrow in this book, as if she may have been experiencing some regrets or going through a tough time when she wrote it. But that may just be my interpretation.

It is a very good book and well worth reading!

I am familiar with Marianne's popularity as a spiritual teacher and speaker and this is the first of her books that I've read. Here's what I enjoyed. She has an easy flowing writing style, a nice way with words. I sensed the entire book as her personal prayer for a greater embodiment of love by herself and hopefully others. I find this inspiring. However, on the whole, I don't feel that this book lives up to its title. Her contemplation on spiritual maturity seems merely hopeful, and thus shallow. She talks too much story for me and while reading it, I sometimes felt as if I was listening to her daydreaming about the meaning of her life. I didn't sense any real presence in this work. I agree that by and large the baby boomer generation is still fast asleep and waking up now would surely bring more light to play in our world. Yet, I am not confident that this book is a true wake-up call for the midlife reader. It reads more like an interesting coffee house conversation with an intimate friend. Those who enjoy waxing philosophical might like this offering. Sundance Burke, Author Free Spirit: A Guide to Enlightened Being

After I finished reading this book, I began to analyze my own life experience and what brought me here. Yes, everybody is unique in that respect and regards. Marianne Williamson writes self-help books but more than that she is a spiritualist and an advisor. I wished that I could call her up and say thank you for those times I needed her.

Reading Marianne Williamson books are always inspirational to me. Her books reflect that we take ourselves too seriously. We're our worst critics. We don't prize on the learning process and journey we called a life. In general, we all think that we should be somebody else except ourselves. Maybe if we just take the time to enjoy our youth and the experiences we endured, we can appreciate the wisdom enhanced in our soul to make us wiser and better for the later years.

We can't dwell too much on the past but the present and future. Age is only a number. Our experience and wisdom makes us who we are in this life. That is an important lesson from this book.

Marianne Williamson continues her teaching on "A Course in Miracles" in her latest book on embracing midlife. She explains that it is your thoughts that determine what's possible for you at midlife, just as it is at every other point in your life.

She makes the excellent point that when we're younger we tend to say "yes" to life, but sometimes as we get older we begin to say "no" to anything outside our comfort zone. Later in the book, she goes on to say, "Excitement doesn't knock at your door any less when you're older than when you're younger. It's just that when you're younger, you're more likely to open the door and let it in." Good observation!

She also shows a sense of humor at times, like half-way through the book I noticed every chapter name was part of a classic 70's or 80's song, like "Do You Believe in Magic?," "I Will Survive" and "The Way She'd Act and the Color of Her Hair." She also quips at one point that we often excuse bad behavior by saying things like, "But inside, he's just a wounded little boy," to which she says her friend once replied, "So was Hitler." She concludes by saying the fact that she has compassion for someone doesn't mean she shouldn't delete them from her BlackBerry, because damaged people damage people.

On the whole, though, the book is pretty serious...some of Marianne's earlier books seemed somehow more funny and hopeful than this one. I get a sense of sorrow in this book, as if she may have been experiencing some regrets or going through a tough time when she wrote it. But that may just be my interpretation.

It is a very good book and well worth reading!

I am familiar with Marianne's popularity as a spiritual teacher and speaker and this is the first of her books that I've read. Here's what I enjoyed. She has an easy flowing writing style, a nice way with words. I sensed the entire book as her personal prayer for a greater embodiment of love by herself and hopefully others. I find this inspiring. However, on the whole, I don't feel that this book lives up to its title. Her contemplation on spiritual maturity seems merely hopeful, and thus shallow. She talks too much story for me and while reading it, I sometimes felt as if I was listening to her daydreaming about the meaning of her life. I didn't sense any real presence in this work. I agree that by and large the baby boomer generation is still fast asleep and waking up now would surely bring more light to play in our world. Yet, I am not confident that this book is a true wake-up call for the midlife reader. It reads more like an interesting coffee house conversation with an intimate friend. Those who enjoy waxing philosophical might like this offering. Sundance Burke, Author Free Spirit: A Guide to Enlightened Being

After I finished reading this book, I began to analyze my own life experience and what brought me here. Yes, everybody is unique in that respect and regards. Marianne Williamson writes self-help books but more than that she is a spiritualist and an advisor. I wished that I could call her up and say thank you for those times I needed her.

Reading Marianne Williamson books are always inspirational to me. Her books reflect that we take ourselves too seriously. We're our worst critics. We don't prize on the learning process and journey we called a life. In general, we all think that we should be somebody else except ourselves. Maybe if we just take the time to enjoy our youth and the experiences we endured, we can appreciate the wisdom enhanced in our soul to make us wiser and better for the later years.

We can't dwell too much on the past but the present and future. Age is only a number. Our experience and wisdom makes us who we are in this life. That is an important lesson from this book.

Marianne Williamson - Audio CD on the Age of Miracles.
My best friend and I just took a road trip to Oregon. We were blessed to have with us this inspirational and empowering book on Audio CD. It was exactly everything we needed to hear - it encouraged us to heal where we have been, embrace where we are now and empower us to act on who/where we always wanted to be. It was profoundly healing. I recall at least four times during the listening of the CD where we both had tears of beauty streaming down our faces. Marianne's vulnerability and sharing simply touches the female listener at the core. Her voice radiates wisdom, elegance, honesty, acceptance and a truly divine connection to god. We were touched by warmth by the entire experience. I have such gratitude for Marianne - she created a gift by putting her wisdom into writing - for all women - young and old - who eventually arrive in the same place. I just ordered the book and CD for all the people I care for. This is a must read/or listen to!

I just finished reading "The Age of Miracles". Because I have read her other books, I can say, without reservation, that Marianne Williamson's heartfelt prose is better than ever and that, in this instance, you can judge the book by its beautiful and inspirational cover!

This is a deeply personal book that will resonate with baby boomers. Marianne's honesty regarding her highs and lows, her family life, her career, and, most importantly, her spiritual journey will move you in surprising ways. Her wisdom, compassion, and intellect will take you to your younger years and back, while providing you with insight, instilling you with courage, and helping you understand where you have been and where you may be going.

While reading this book over the last couple of days, I grieved for lost opportunities and love, I became more grateful for the lessons that I have learned, I became energized to take better care of myself, and I felt more thankful for my partner, parents, siblings, friends, co-workers, fellow-activists, and all I have encountered who have provided me with glimpses of the face of God.

As a spiritual leader and companion, Marianne's books have shown us the way to love ourselves, those who like us, and those who don't like us ("A Return to Love"), to pray in an uplifting, holistic, and global manner ("Illuminata"), to be engaged citizens ("Healing the Soul of America"), to live peaceful, purposeful, and hopeful lives ("Everyday Grace"), and to become our true selves ("The Gift of Change"). Now, rather than "retire" and simply fade away, "The Age of Miracles" shows us the way to "refire" so that we may use our talents, advantages, privileges, and experience to heal, lead, mentor, and create peace.

"The Age of Miracles" is Marianne's special gift to the world. It is a must read for all baby boomers, and their families, friends and acquaintances, who will be blessed by its wisdom, compassion, and love all the rest of the days of their lives.

I read The Age of Miracles by Marianne Williamson at the suggestion of a dear friend during a difficult and trying time in my life. Having read Return To Love many years ago - and enjoying it, I thought it would be worthwhile taking a peek though I wasn't sure that I could get through any book given my depressed state. At first I could only read a page a night... soon I was reading chapter after chapter and wanting more. My spirits began to improve and so did my ability to cope - while my situation has not changed, I have.

Thank you Marianne Williamson - Your insights and especially your frequent prayers served as a beacon of light in the distance and a life preserver that I could float on for now until I can gain the strength to swim to shore. You have a special gift.. thank you for sharing it with the rest of the world. From a very grateful mother and wife - With Love.

Marianne Williamson has written some great inspirational books which I have read but this one was a coming of age for not only the baby boomers but for everyone who wants to make a mark in the world today. She always seems to have her pulse on the changes going on within all of us and expresses those thoughts in her wonderful writings. I felt a sense of relief when upon finishing the book that life was to be lived with joy at each age we are at right now. We can make those changes with child like joy and anticipation by giving your self a break. The light shines for all of us if we are willing to learn and grow with every blessed moment we live.

In the book, "The Age of Miracles" the author entices the reader with her perspective firmly seated in the study and practice of "A Course in Miracles", to ask for a miracle awakening to "Endless possibility". She says, it "is not just an abstraction, it is a yearning of the universe, an active force of constant and infinite elasticity. It responds not to your past, but to you present state of mind."
The chapters are named with titles of songs relevant to the theme of the chapter. For those of us who know the songs, it's nothing short of creative genius, setting the mood and atmosphere before the first sentence is read. For those that don't know them, the lyrics are worth looking up.
The author, referencing the book "The Longevity Factor" makes her point for a longer span of years making up midlife. This helps define the books subtitle, "Embracing the New Midlife" which now includes most of the Baby Boomers (I personally like that). She beckons us to action, "what we have called our, "middle age" need not be a turning point toward death. It can be a turning point toward life as we have never known it, as we could never know it...". She shares valuable encounters she has had with a wide array of people plus her own personal life experiences from childhood to the present to explain challenges that have prepped us for a midlife change. "It's time for us to become elders and care takers of this precious planet, not just in name but in passionate practice." She speaks of coming together, a oneness, "now we meet, as though at a predestined point, to pool our resources of talent and intelligence, faith and hope. Ultimately, we are individually glorified as we find our place within a collective heartbeat."
The subtitle initially caused me, a single father to two daughters 30 and 27, to question the appropriateness of "Embracing the New Midlife", as a gift to them, as so many Marianne Williamson's books have been. Upon finishing the book, the afore mentioned accounts of her life and others lives have valuable merit across generational lines. Then in my own experience, my recollection of the high school class reunion, where couples in their late 30s had started to embody old age mentally and physically; and furthermore Marianne's keen insight and understanding of the dance of life, seeing midlife as one last chance to gather our lessons learned and,"give birth to a new world", "by speaking it into existence", is another message that crosses generational lines. Being convinced, I will be picking up 2 more copies of this excellent book. Let my daughters read what I intend to role model. Hopefully, some day the effects of this book will be a generation that has no need for a midlife correction in perception and direction, Amen.

It was nice, personal well written--though laws of divine compensation and the morning medications I feel are more her style. I felt she could have delved more into how people can redefine themselves at different stages of life--reidentifyimg or newlyidentifying oneself--becoming comfortable with who you have become.

Marianne Williamson brings a new outlook to Mid Life. What was once the beginning of the end of life that brought no more than the gift of grandchildren is now a new beginning. She brings an understanding to new beliefs that connects the dots from the past to what promises to be the best of what life has to offer. No longer will we say "If I knew then what I know now". We will now say "How lucky I am to know what I know now". Our full understanding and forgiveness of what we have been through gives us the key to unlocking all possibilities for the future. Marianne encourages us to look forward to the next part of our life where it is more about the enjoyment of living in the present and less about the past and future.

I recommend this for anyone struggling with letting go of young motherhood and the " busy ness" of life.

We women are fortunate to have so many thoughtfully executed resources available to us as we approach our second half of life. As a midlife author myself, I resonated with "The Age of Miracles" and found myself cheering at our shared perspectives.

Marianne Williamson does a fabulous job of encouraging us to wake up to the bounty of life still in front of us. Her warm and witty style, generous nature and insightful perspectives beckon the reader to open up to possibilities. She refers to our midlife years of transition as "sacred years" and I wholeheartedly agree. It's time to make peace with our past and BE the woman we've become.
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The book was very interesting. It took me awhile to get through it but that was because I had to stop and think about things as I went along. I'm fairly new to looking at things more spiritually and I really have to see how it applies to life events and this book helped alot if you took each piece of the book and searched yourself on how to apply things in everyday life. Thats how I got a better understanding of it.

Marianne Williamson approaches the midlife state of mind with grace, wisdom and maturity. Having just entered my 4th decade, I was especially enamored with her fresh and compelling views of how life just keeps getting more abundant and fulfilling. Ms. Williamson is one of the most enlightened and spiritually inspirational teachers of our day.

Marianne Williamson's message is one that many in midlife need to hear (read) or need to be reminded of. As we age, it isn't time to sit back and give up--not on ourselves or anything else we have been passionate about. Midlife is a time when we have so much experience to draw upon, the good and the not so good, to move forward, improve ourselves and make a difference in our lives and the lives of others. Marianne reminds us that at a later age we have greater self awareness, we are much better able to see things in proper perspective--wisdom is on our side. When we were young, we didn't have enough experience under our belts, now we do. We've come to learn what truly matters most in life. Getting older is not something to dread but something to celebrate! [ASIN:0979786436 Your Life Your Way: The Essential Guide for Women]]

I've always been a Marianne Williamson fan, and I think for those of us in our mid 50s, her "The Age of Miracles" is an enlightening read. Our personal transformation should be a positive, not a negative. Great read.

Editor of Michele Cozzens' award winning women's fiction A Line Between Friends

While we began young with grand and loving ideals, this book brings you to your time-traveled place for now DOING what we only dreamed of. You will embrace your wisened power to change the world NOW. With love. I'll recommend it to everyone !

Everyone should experience a spiritual awakening at some point in their life. Sometimes it takes a bit of a mid-life crisis to realize there's a different and better direction one must take. It time to sit down and evaluate your life and know thyself. The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife by Marianne Williamson helps people make the transition in a positive way and hopefully in a spiritual way.
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Marianne is like a breath of fresh air. She changes our perceptions about midlife through her honesty and sharing her personal challenges. How real! I found my own feelings being stated so clearly and I could reflect on my own midlife journey for the past 14 years. Each day has been a miracle and it just gets better and better when I stay connected in the NOW with my Higher Power. Thank you Marianne for writing and all that you do in this world. Another great little known book that will open readers' eyes to the experience of love in ways never before written about is, Not Your Mother's Diet available on [...]

This book represents Marianne at her finest. It is touching, practical, and beautifully scribed. And as a gift to friends ... it seems to 'keep giving' - - - as they cannot wait to pass it along or get a copy for someone else! Thank you, Marianne.

As CEO Coach, Poet and author of a leadership book that helps leaders learn how to unleash the genius of teams and corporations, I feel this book is a must read. As my wife shared the insights from this book with me as we often do, I could see how inspiring and insightful this book is. Marianne Willimson is one of the wiseist women on earth. Paul David Walker Unleashing Genius: Leading Yourself, Teams and Corporations

This book, as in others from Marianne, is an inspiration to all who seek beyond the mundane to a greater purpose for their life, regardless of age. Therefore, the second half of the title may be a little misleading. Marianne answers questions the reader may have long asked but for which s/he has received little or no guidance. This book is a MUST for any mother - no matter what age. It was so meaningful to me that I bought the book, the audio, then bought another book to send to my best friend!

The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New MidlifeI haven't finished this book yet, as I find it rather difficult to "get into". I am finding the book a bit waffly, talking in vague generalities that seem to go on, without reaching a simple conclusion, or providing the reader with here and now steps or suggestions to begin the new journey - a bit like taking a maths class without giving specific formulas to try.I also wonder if the Author at times is having a conversation with herself, or speaking to Middle Aged women generally? I think the book makes some positive and relevant points and observations, in addition to asking some poignant questions, but overall find it rather self indulgent. The simple straightfoward prayers inserted here and there are lovely, and worthy of inclusion in ones daily life. As I am only half way through the book, I have given it a three rating, as any higher or lower would be unfair.

Marianne Williamson is a dedicated to her studies on A Course in Miracles and it is evident in all her writing. This book I have found to be a very quick read that moved my spirit toward understand this section of life called "Midlife" . She writes with such candor and style that the topic seems easy. She has a great, new and fresh perspective to midlife and what "we" are going through that I read her book in two days!

Is it really possible for one person to continue to put out such significantly authentic material over and over again? Well, Marianne has indeed done it again with this new book. Inviting us to "see" beyond the veils constructed by generations given over to habit and acquiesence, she opens the door to a path in the mind which provides for green to grow where we are sometimes otherwise resigned to see only the path's end. Doors open to the richness of life itself, like ripened fruit ready to eat, created by the wisdom and balance of a life thus far gifted.

I cheerfully embrace the thought of my life in the "eternal now". Thank you Marianne for reminding us of what we have not yet lost while training our sights on what is always present within. To quote Monty Python's "In Search of the Holy Grail"...."I'm not dead yet!...I'd like to go for a walk now!...I'm feeling H A P P Y!"

I am a fan of Marianne Williamson's writings, especially her first book, but found this one to be a bit on the obvious side and also written in a more "stream of consciousness" format which felt more like a diary than an informative book by such a spiritual leader. Still got valuable nuggets, but don't recommend unless you are a baby boomer...she speaks directly to this generation and although applicable to the edges of this age spectrum, it is written very specifically and references shared cultural experiences often.

THIS BOOK IS VERY WELL WRITTEN...WITH LOTS OF GREAT INSITES INTO THE MIDLIFE STAGE OF AGE.
I HAVE GREATLY ENJOYED READING IT AND HAVE TOLD ALL MY SAME AGE FRIENDS...THIS BOOK ISN'T JUST FOR WOMEN, IT REALLY GIVES LOTS OF LITE HEARTED AND EBRICHING INFO. AS WELL AS WONDERFUL ADVICE ON LOOKING AT A NEW LIFE NOT A OLD ONE! LOVED IT!!

The Age of Miracles supports our deepest hope that our life experiences are our treasures not our tragedies. I laughed and cried my way through each chapter. And each time I read/reread it I discover deeper and more profound examples of myself as the source of my own happiness. It is never too late to become our best and most loving self.