Some people see the years after 50 as a time of decline; a kind of afterthought to their years of accomplishment; a time when the best years are behind them and their only option is to retire to the sidelines and settle for a more restricted and limited life.
And then there are those who do not buy into America’s obsession with youth and aversion to aging. They are still vital, still engaged, still making a difference. They approach their days with passion, a willingness to learn, the desire to share what they know and to use the time they have remaining – whether years or decades – to create a meaningful legacy for those who will come after them!
George and Sedena Cappannelli’s Do Not Go Quietly, A Guide To Living Consciously and Aging Wisely For People Who Weren’t Born Yesterday. (Hay House, April 2013) speaks to both. It offers inspiration, information and encouragement to those who may have lost touch with their dreams. And it serves as a clarion call and valuable handbook for those who say, “We still matter! Do not disregard us. We have much to offer the world and we will!”
The book also reminds everyone who wasn’t born yesterday that the world ahead will present serious challenges and remarkable opportunities and that unless we are prepared and work in concert, our future will be determined by others who do not honor elders and the essential role they must play in creating a sane and sustainable future.
George and Sedena won’t hesitate to say what others won’t about the issue of aging in America.
Straight talk, valuable life strategies, practical tools and inspiring messages for the 150 million Americans who will soon be 50 years and older — and for younger people who want to know more about the road ahead and be better prepared for the world they will be soon inherit.
These are just some of the things George and Sedena deliver in their eminently accessible book. Co-founders of AgeNation–a central hub for “people who weren’t born yesterday”–these two offer real alternatives. They encourage us all to remember who we are and what we have accomplished. They invite us to celebrate, activate and advocate especially at this time of demographic revolution when over the next several decades fully one half of America’s population will fit into this demographic!
Experts on societal, organizational and individual change; internationally known consultants and coaches, and the authors of two previous books, Say Yes To Change, 25 Keys For Making Change Work For You and Authenticity, Simple Strategies For Greater Meaning and Purpose At Work And At Home, the Cappanelli’s are a feisty duo who show that the gift of the new third act of life should not be taken lightly or lying down. “We are never too old or too young to live the lives we were born to live,” they maintain.
