Aging Is an Attitude: Positive Ways to Look at Getting Older
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (661 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0899571573 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Wisdom and Understanding on Aging" according to Deborah Anderson. My father died when I was young. I've missed him over the years, but as I've aged (I'm forty-seven years young), I've missed Dad even more. I yearn for his advice, wisdom, and understanding--to help me over the hurdles in my life.After reading Aging is an Attitude, I felt as though I had just had a heart-to-heart talk with my dad. I got answers in this book that I didn't even know I needed--answers I never thought I would see. Thank you, Mr. Murphey.Cecil Murphey touches on many important issues that we all fac. Aging Should Be Exciting Frank H. Ball Cecil Murphey shows how life can be an adventure, with the later years more challenging and exciting than ever. He embraces the advantages of growing older and shows how we can accept our age as an achievement. In pondering the process, he turns the tables on our culture's tendency to look down on the elderly by quoting the apostle Paul's admonition to Timothy, "Don't let anyone think less of you because you are young." Depending on our attitude, our age can be either right or wrong. This is a must read for any. MomLin said I did not expect it to be written with a. I did not expect it to be written with a Christian orientation. I am Jewish and it did not "speak" to me.
He taught part time in a Bible College for 18 years.. Cecil (“Cec”) Murphey served as a missionary in Kenya, East Africa, for six years, and was a pastor in the Atlanta area for fourteen years
He taught part time in a Bible College for 18 years.. About the Author Cecil (“Cec”) Murphey served as a missionary in Kenya, East Africa, for six years, and was a pastor in the Atlanta area for fourteen years
He quotes many of them in the book. . We’re now free to discover that God has distinctive lessons for us to learn and to share with the younger generation. Aging Is an Attitude is an inspirational book designed to strengthen and encourage those who face their own aging, especially baby boomers as they creep into their 60s. Aging Is an Attitude explores the purpose of aging. Those of us who survive into the older years no longer focus on productivity or making more money. What does God have for us in allowing us to get older? Surely, there is more to look forward to than death. Cecil interviewed more than 100 people who were at least 45 years old. “What do you see as the most positive thing about aging?” he asked. Aging Is an Attitude is an informative book that offers practical advice and encouragement to allay their fears as one becomes labeled “senior citizens.” The more readily they can accept themselves, the more helpful they can be to teach and encourage others. Although he had expected little positive response, every person he asked spoke optimistically about life in the present. In a society that tends to deny aging and find ways to retard the process, Cecil h