50 & Fabulous: Life Affirming Lessons from Women aged 45-102

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title 50 & Fabulous: Life Affirming Lessons from Women aged 45-102
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jaki Scarcello
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 180,Width 127
Category/GenreSelf-help and personal development
ISBN/Barcode 9781780287546
ClassificationsDewey:305.2442
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Watkins Media Limited
Imprint Watkins Publishing
Publication Date 6 March 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Some women dread the approach of their fiftieth birthdays, fearing it's goodbye to good times and good looks. Others barely notice the transition; they know how to welcome each age for its particular blessings. These are the women Jaki Scarcello calls 'Women of the Harvest'-women who aren't trying to turn back the clock, but reaping the fruits of a life well lived, recognising and receiving the real gifts this stage of life brings. Women for whom 'fifty plus' doesn't mean less, but more. Drawing on her own experience, as well as exhaustive research into other women's stories-a series of interviews conducted in five countries-Scarcello shows with wisdom and wit how changing our attitude toward ageing can bring about a 'virtuous cycle' of rejuvenation. Women who know this embrace the years after 50 with a spirit of optimism and energy that is truly liberating. They understand that in maturity a woman has the potential for genuine elegance, a beauty more than skin-deep that sparkles confidently and generously from the eyes, and a whole new brand of personal sexiness. On a deeper level, they possess a secret power and joy, which radiates outward into the world and illuminates everyone around them. These women who blossom in their 50s know that their time of life is a time of grace, and that it's richer and more ripe with possibility now than at any other time in our history. Through their stories there runs a common thread of spiritual transformation-the harvest of a good life when it starts to divest itself of youth's superficial anxieties. In the space that opens up beyond 50, experience and potential form a perfect fusion: this is the most fertile ground a woman ever knows.

Author Biography

Jaki Scarcello has spent 30 years listening to and supporting individuals and organisations as a leadership consultant, facilitator and coach working with Fortune 500 companies in Canada and the USA. She lives a nomadic life with two fixed bases - Toronto and Hermosa Beach, California. Between spells in either home she travels with her husband, a writer and spiritual teacher.

Reviews

"Scarcello bubbles with enthusiasm over her subject..."--The LA Times