Aging Gracefully: Keeping the Joy in the Journey
Overview
Sooner or later, you realize it. You are getting older. But that realization is only the beginning. How you handle this reality is what’s important to making these years all they are meant to be. This is what David Petty will help you do. Aging Gracefully shares his passion to equip you with tools that can make this stage of your life all that God intends.
Petty, a retired professional gerontologist, delves into the intricacies of aging changes that affect the whole person. He encourages the philosophy of adaptation to change, using God’s good gift of human resiliency, while addressing such questions as “Why do humans age?”, “Who is a typical old person?”, and “How is it possible to enjoy, rather than to fear, growing older?” as well as financial issues. Aging Gracefully will help you seek God’s will and his kingdom even more in every stage of your life.
Top Highlights
“Successful adaptation to aging requires acting to change what you can change for the better and not worrying about those things over which you have no control.” (Page 7)
“Who do I want to be? and What do I want to do for the rest of my life?” (Page 3)
“Aging is a process of change; it is both inevitable and irresistible. If we wish to enjoy the later part of life (or any other part for that matter), we must learn to adapt to the changes that come our way.” (Page 5)
“Life is also a pilgrimage, a journey with a special purpose. Christians understand that a pilgrimage represents change over time: as we live our lives, our purpose is to mature in Christ, to grow in his grace, and to press toward the goal of becoming perfect in him.” (Page 2)
“We all should recognize personality differences and honor them. We should not try to force our prescription for happiness onto others.” (Page 15)
- Title: Aging Gracefully: Keeping the Joy in the Journey
- Author: David L. Petty
- Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
- Publication Date: 2003
- Pages: 147