Aging Gracefully with Dignity Integrity & Spunk Intact

The Art Of Aging With Dignity Integrity & Spunk Intact And When Necessary Aging Defiantly Is What This Book Is About: The Joy Of Aging Not The Agony The Joy Of Growing Older Not The Fear And Panic; The Wonders That Are On The Horizon Not The Inevitable. For This New Dynamic Silver Generation May Well Be At The Vanguard Of An Incredible Age Never Before Seen In The History Of The World With Assists From The Worlds Of Medicine And Science That Might Seem Like Magic. Empowerment Is What This Book Is Really About: The Empowerment Of Those Entering That Age At The Most Amazing Life-Extending Period; Empowerment To Make The World Work For You; Empowerment To Live Your Life As You Choose; Empowerment To Carve And Sculpt And Reinforce And Risk And Enjoy Life; And Empowerment To Enable You To Live With Dignity And Integrity And Make The Powerful Contribution You May Want And Can Give The World In Which You Live -- Because You Have Spectacular Potential Within And Are Being Given Enormous Gifts Of Longevity And Health. Empowerment Is Another Way Of Taking Charge Of The Situations That Face Entering That Age. It Is The Awareness That Rights That You Have (Or Should Have) Are Being Impeded Or Trampled Upon; It Is The Decision That Those Who Would Deprive You Of Your Rights Whether To A Positive Social Environment Or To Understanding And Support From Framily And Friends Are Simply WrongAnd You Will Need To Recognize That These Attitudes And Behavior Are Inappropriate. Empowerment Is The Moment That You Truly Decide This Is Not Acceptable And Say I Will Not Allow It. It Is That Moment You Decide I Will Do Whatever It Takes To Ensure That I Am Not Pushed Aside Treated Unfairly Or Disrespectfully Or Made To Feel I Am Being Prepared To Be Put Out To Pasture. It Is The Moment You Know You Can! And Think And Feel I Will Not Allow A Lifetime Of Knowledge Experience And Ability To Go To Waste! In Other Words It Is That Moment When You Say Stop The World! And Truly Decide: From Now On We'Re Gonna Do Things My Way That Are Empowered. It Is Also What I Have Referred To As Aging Defiantly! Aging Gracefully... Gives You The Basis And Understanding Of How To Get The Upper Hand To Chart Your Own Course To Manage Intimidation And To Take Full Advantage Of The Amazing Medical Scientific And Technological Advances That Will Extend Your Productive And Enjoyable Years. Allowing You To Fully Participate In A Life On Your Terms. Part I Deals With Debunking The Myths That Would Keep You From Embracing The Remarkable Life Before You; Part Ii Allows You To Explore The Treasures Within And Access. Retrieve And Utilize Almost The Entire Spectrum Of Knowledge And Experience Collected And Stored Over A Lifetime In What I Have Called Your Personal Retrieval System. To Start You Off On Siome Basic Annoyances Of Everyday Living That May Hold You Back From Charting Your Own Course Here Are Some Of The Ten Tips To Keep People Off Your Back That Are Further Developed In Aging Gracefully. So You Left Water Boiling On The Stove So You Have Looked For An Hour And Can'T Find Your Keys -- Again? So You Can'T Remember Why You Came Into A Room? You Need Not Panic: In Fact Don'T Panic! Do You Think If You Stayed In The Kitchen While The Water Was Boiling You Would Forget To Turn It Off? I Don'T Think So. Do You Think If You Put Your Keys In The Same Place All The Time Like A Table Near The Door That You Would Fail To Find Them? I Don'T Think So. Or When You Forget Why You Went Into A Room Would It Be Too Much Trouble To Return To Where You Came From And Retireve The Thought. Try It. It Works! These And Other Things That Seem To Be Happening With More Frequency As YouEnter That Age Can Be Handled If You Know What To Say Or Do And If You Develop The Confidence In Yourself. You Can Do It! The Only Person You Are Destined To Become Is The Person You Decide To Be. (Emerson)