Aging Gracefully With Dignity, Integrity Spunk Intact: Aging Defiantly: Including Ten Tips To Keep People Off Your Back [Hardcover]

Some years back, I started to think about writing a piece on Aging Gracefully and avoiding the hang-ups and no-good doers who seemed to be out there giving a large assist to the growing population of grey-haired adults marching down the path of diminishing capacities associated with aging, when a friend of mine asked for for advice. How can this be? she moaned, I can't seem to remember things, I don't know where I put things, I am really worried: Is this the scourge of old age creeping up on me? ...This book is the answer to my short, sharp No, I definitely do not think you are losing it, The questions becomes more paramount as the Silver Generation (a term I much prefer) enters into a world where the miracles of science, medicine and technology promise a life span never before seen in this age group -- well into their 80's and 90's or more: -- and health as well! This book explores how to chart your own course, past panic and past outmoded social attitudes, cast off the nonsense and hogwash -and become a part of the a newly emerging Silver Generation of the 21st Century Divided into two parts, Part I deals with the world as we know it and exorcizes prevalent attitudes that attempt to keep those ''entering that age anxious, panicked and planning for the inevitable; instead of planning for a life. Part II moves on to the wonderful new world awaiting.explores strengths, suggests treasure hunts along old and new pathways, presents a new paradigm, explores a Personal Retrieval System --within the self. Aging with Dignity, Integrity & Spunk Intact can become the norm for those of The Silver Generation who rare willing toeach for it, and a willing, also, to Age Defiantly!