FIFTY AND BEYOND: New Beginnings in Health and Well-Being
(PRWEB) September 26, 2002
FIFTY AND BEYOND:
New Beginnings in Health and Well-Being
By Susanna Starr
This is where the rest of your life begins!
The generation that came of age in the 1960s and '70s is accustomed to living life to its fullest, and Susanna Starr's Fifty and Beyond: New Beginnings in Health and Well-Being (Paloma Blanca Press; Publication Date December 2002; $14.95) proves there's no reason for expectations to drop, just because the baby-boomers are turning fifty. An inspiring and practical guide to mid-life fitness and well-being, Fifty and Beyond offers clear and insightful suggestions for expanding the mind, caring for the body and celebrating the spirit.
According to the 2000 census, there are now 76.9 million Americans aged 50 and over, making this the fastest-growing age group in America.
"For so long, we've been occupied with educating ourselves, finding a job, establishing a career, raising a family, building a home, cultivating a life with all its responsibilities," writes Starr. "We've often left the introspective part of ourselves to simmer quietly on the back burner. Isn't it exciting to think of all that is opening up to us at this stage of our lives?"
Starr's shrewd reflections on the achievements of life so far, and her enthusiasm for the potential that still lies ahead, lead her to embrace subjects including quality of life, exercise, health, diet, weight issues, personal growth, creativity, sexuality and spirituality. She illustrates how even subtle shifts in attitude or behavior can have far-reaching benefits, and supports readers in progressing from wishful thinking to wish-fulfillment though a combination of warm pragmatism and gentle encouragement.
"We don't want to ever waste our time on 'should haves,'" writes Starr. "The 'I wish I had' can become 'Now I can.'"
Sprinkled with thought-provoking quotes, and culminating in a chapter of interviews celebrating the later lives of 'heroes and heroines' ranging from sculptor Ted Egri to former businesswoman Helen Abramowitz, Fifty and Beyond is a powerful tribute to the wisdom of age, and the rewards of living every year - and every minute - to the fullest.
"If we knew then what we know now we would have taken better care of ourselves.
Time to read this book and start!"
-Graham Nash, musician (The Hollies/Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
"No one has ever made growing older sound more enticing than Susanna Starr.. While blessedly devoid of prescriptive "must-dos", Susanna's book reminds us all that it's never too late to explore, expand, and celebrate who we truly are."
-Linda Sparrowe, author of A Woman's Book of Yoga and Health
"I highly recommend this book to anyone who is willing to open their minds and their hearts to new life-long possibilities."
-Nancy King, Ph. D., author, Giving Form to Feeling
About the Author
Susanna Starr, artist, writer and entrepreneur, holds a degree in philosophy from Stony Brook State University of New York. She has lived in Northern New Mexico for almost 30 years.
Fifty and Beyond: New Beginnings in Health and Well-Being
Distribution: Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Bertram Books (UK) and others
Health/Inspiration & Personal Growth
148 pages, trade paperback
ISBN 0-9720084-4-6
LCCN 2002105566
Price: $14.95 US ($23.95 CAN)
Published by: Paloma Blanca Press
PO Box 1751
Taos, NM 87571
Info@PalomaBlancaPress. com
877-520-4890
