We each will face times of transition, loss, challenge, and change in our lives. The goal of this book is to provide perspective and encouragement that will lead to living more meaningfully in response to the many significant events that will occur over the course of a lifetime. Among the themes addressed are life's essential untidiness; memory; ordinary holiness; gratitude, love, and fidelity; work, leisure, and fallow times; wealth, beauty, and acquisition; comparison and competition; transitions and diminishments; suffering, loss, and sorrow; kindness and compassion; and living a centered life.