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Arrien, Angeles, The Second Half of Life: Opening the Eight Gates of Wisdom
Sounds True, Inc., 2007, $14.95
http://www.amazon.com/Second-Half-Life-Opening-Wisdom/dp/1591795729/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288187484&sr=1-1
Written by an anthropologist, educator, and award-winning author, this book is a collection of teachings, reflections, and stories from diverse cultures which opens readers to the challenge and deeper mysteries of the 'great crossing' at midlife.
Borysenko, Joan, Pocketful of Miracles: Prayer, Meditations, and Affirmations to Nurture Your Spirit Every Day of the Year
Grand Central Publishing, 1994, $14.95
http://www.amazon.com/Pocketful-Miracles-Meditations-Affirmations-Nurture/dp/0446395366/ref=sr_1_21?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273595387&sr=1-21
Borysenko has produced a multi-disciplinary primer that offers practical applications and meditations along with calendar-appropriate suggestions for spiritual practice.
Idler, Ellen L., et al, "Religion and the Quality of Life in the Last Year of Life", Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, July 2009 (Vol. 64B, No. 4)
http://psychsocgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/64B/4/528
The authors find that religious involvement tends to remain quite stable until very near the end of life, and it is positively correlated with quality of life.
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