Overview: When we are young, we think little about growing old. But time soon catches up with us: the first gray hair, a buckling knee, the purchase of reading glasses, or when a heart attack at the age of 56 rattles your world and reminds you that none of us gets out of here alive.

In this meditative and intimate personal narrative on the act of aging, David W. Berner discovers how to accept and revel in the present, when the days that remain are fewer than those that have passed, and offers a path for celebrating life’s final chapters.

Verdict: Through the lessons of seasonal change, the natural world, literature, and spirituality, Berner gives us a kind of instruction book on the art of growing older, challenging us to accept aging’s transformative powers. As a keen observer of the world, he forms a guiding philosophy on how to discover joy in the time we have left and nourishment in life’s remaining seasons.

In what is a very highly personal reveal behind the curtain by the author himself, David W. Berner shines a light on what, I think, we all fear: growing old and the signs, hazards, and actual joys that can accompany such a time of ones life.

Thus, what his new book Daylight Saving Time: The Power of Growing Older does it not only bring into view a clearer picture of the transformations that come with this stage of our lives, but written in such a way, also lovingly guides us through our hopes and fears, whilst at the same time answering a lot of our burning questions.

A written guide, shall we say, about ones journey of self-discovery and acceptance, it encourages us all to find meaning and purpose in the later stages of life, and not just sit and worry them away.

As noted above, the prose is very personal to the author, as he brings forth his own stories, personal insights about what he himself has already encountered and what he next expects to, but it also informatively explores the collective wisdom found in literature, spirituality, and the natural world.

In closing, what Daylight Saving Time: The Power of Growing Older truly succeeds in doing is unearthing the true significance of growing older and the lessons it brings, whilst at the same time basically telling us to explore the transformative power of living fully in the present moment.

About the Author - David W. Berner is the author of several works of memoir and fiction. He is also an award-winning broadcaster and journalist, and lives outside Chicago with his wife, Leslie, and dog, Sam. David has been honored by the Society of Midland Authors, the Chicago Writers Association, and the Eric Hoffer Book Awards. He’s also been the Writer-in-Residence at the Jack Kerouac Project and at the Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Home and Museum.

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