Seniors, Are You Retiring or Recharging?: Making the Most of Your Senior Years

By John Clark

This is a motivational book written to senior citizens, whom some organizations define as anyone over 50. The purpose is to inspire seniors to dream and not drift, and to have goals and a vision for their older years. The authors says, Just because you retire from a career does not mean you have to retire from life. Life can really begin at 70. Dreams do not have an age limit. There can still be much to look forward to as seniors.

One of the main themes throughout the book is for seniors to draw upon all of their decades of wisdom, experiences, and life lessons, and put their lives to the best use for the benefit of those following behind. Seniors are encouraged to plan their next 20-30 years because many today are living until they are 90 or more. That is a long time to drift and do nothing of significance. Seniors can live their lives intentionally with purpose and value. May you be inspired to make your older years the best part of your life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Dec 5, 2016
• ISBN: 9781490779010

John Clark

John C. Clark (PhD, University of Toronto) is associate professor of theology at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois. He and his wife, Kate, live in Chicago with their two children.

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Contents

Chapter 1 Life Can Really Begin At 70

Chapter 2 Arise And Get Moving

Chapter 3 Have A Thirty Year Goal At Sixty Years Of Age

Chapter 4 Use Your Life Lessons To Lead Others To Victory

Chapter 5 Dreams Do Not Have An Age Limit

Chapter 6 Simplify Your Life And Take Care Of Yourself

Chapter 7 Keep Alive To Nature, Culture, And The Arts

Chapter 8 Instilling Moral And Spiritual Values

Chapter 9 Remember God’s Faithfulness Over All Your Years

Chapter 10 Write A New Chapter For Your Life

Chapter 11 Staying Mentally Alive When You Are Physically Bound

Chapter 12 Think Dreams That Defy Your Age

Chapter 13 Have You Started Recharging Yet?

Chapter 14 Recharging Your Emotional And Spiritual Needs

Chapter 15 Reshaping The Values Of The Next Generation

Chapter 16 You Can Look Forward To Your Future

Chapter 17 Write The Final Chapter Of Your Life

Chapter 18 One Final Thought

INTRODUCTION

This book is written to senior citizens, which some organizations define as anyone over 50. We all know, however, that even the full retirement age is still young when one considers the fact that many folks are living into their nineties, with some reaching 100 or more.

With this said, after retirement a person could still have another 20 or 30 years left. That is a long time! Just because a person is done with the work force does not mean that he or she should stop really living. Unfortunately, though, I have talked to seniors who have. They are doing absolutely nothing of any value with their lives. They are drifting, with no goals or purpose. This is not a time to retire but to recharge. Charge ahead into new paths, new dreams, and new passions. Ask yourself the question, How can I put my life to the best use during the remaining years I have left? You want to finish strong.

Provided that you are in good health and financially well-off, maybe you are traveling and doing things you have always wanted to do. Or, perhaps you are like me, living on social security and working part-time to supplement that. Either way, new goals can be set to not only give you a purpose for living but to outlive your life. That means that after you are gone your influence and example will still remain. In my case, people will still be reading my books and articles long after I have passed from this world.

The unfortunate thing is that many seniors are living with no purpose and meaning. I often ask retired people what they do with their time during the week. I have yet to hear one of them say that they have aspirations and dreams to pursue. So, life must go beyond the temporal and earthly accumulation of wealth, good health, and stability.

May this book inspire a new hope and vitality for you as a senior, to not retire from life but to recharge into your future.