{"title":"Linda Douty","description":"\u003cp\u003eLINDA DOUTY is a spiritual director, retreat leader, and speaker, and the author of several books on spirituality and personal growth, including \u003cem\u003eRhythms of Growth: 365 Meditations to Nurture the Soul\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePraying in the Messiness of Life\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHow Did I Get to Be 70 When I'm 35 Inside?: Spiritual Surprises of Later Life\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouty serves on the faculty at the Academy for Spiritual Formation and has contributed to \u003cem\u003ePresence\u003c\/em\u003e, the journal of Spiritual Directors International, as well as \u003cem\u003eUpper Room\u003c\/em\u003e and explorefaith.org.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she’s not writing, Douty leads retreats and speaks widely on spirituality and personal growth. Much of her work explores the inner life across its many seasons, from darkness and letting go to the surprises of later life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinda lives in Memphis, Tennessee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinda Douty’s books are published by SkyLight Paths, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"how-did-i-get-to-be-70-when-im-35-inside-spiritual-surprises-of-later-life","title":"How Did I Get to Be 70 When I'm 35 Inside?: Spiritual Surprises of Later Life","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHave the courage and curiosity to face the inner changes of aging―and learn how they can help you find meaning in your later years.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"I used to think that age sixty-five was the start of a slippery downward slope to the cemetery. But inside, I felt a surge of enormous energy, with the potential to approach aging as an uncharted adventure instead of a prison sentence.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e―from the Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnlike other authors, spiritual director Linda Douty discusses the challenges and surprises of aging by talking about how you actually feel, not what you're supposed to feel. In a warm, down-to-earth voice, she offers a spiritually grounded method to adjust to the unexpected as you grow older. There is no one-size-fits-all here, but a variety of responses to the inner and outer transformations of aging and new ways of looking at them. She looks at surprises, welcome and unwelcome, concerning:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf-image\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe physical body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelationships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpiritual life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eQuestions for reflecting on who you are in this period of your life―or who you would like to be―will help you live each day more purposefully and joyfully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1594732973\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781594732973\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Linda Douty","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41744142303419,"sku":"9781594732973","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":41744142336187,"sku":"9781683361176","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/811eoHLo6fL_mockup_v2_1632341377_736d8001-e400-40b1-86f6-1f75a9a60f7a.jpg?v=1790977903"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-linda-douty.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}