Moving in the Right Direction: The Senior's Guide to Moving and Downsizing Book

Reeve Lindbergh, daughter of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, used the occasion of her sixtieth birthday to publish a new collection of essays entitled, Forward from Here: Leaving Middle Age'and Other Unexpected Adventures. (I often wonder at the necessity of the "coloned" book title. Would we not understand the title without this seemingly parenthetic explanation?) The Hippie lifestyle in Vermont didn't exactly mirror my 1970s experiences; however, Lindbergh's thoughtful passages regarding the who's and the what's of passing life experiences grabbed me and didn't let go until the last page.

Forward from Here is thoughtful reading for everyone, not just those of us approaching or in our 60s. Any reader will find direction in learning to embrace the everyday, to appreciate the details of life from the hissing of a teakettle to the crunch of stone underfoot on a daily walk, or to make friends with that most important person in life--yourself.