Twenty, thirty, forty years old ....and counting
Secrets to a better life
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This is the point in your life when you can look back and objectively assess the worth of all the coaching you received, the mistakes you made, and the many things you, and you alone, know that you did. What about the risks, the secret embarrassments, the friends you have lost touch with, the new friends you have found, the illnesses, the losses, the achievements, the wishes unfulfilled, and all those things you thought were good for you? This is the point in your life when you can look ahead, way down the road, and wonder how your own life will turn out. What changes will you make in your career, your relationships, or your health? You may ask, “Will I have enough money?” “Will my big dream come true?” or “What am I living for?” [place image here 01.jpg] Looking around at others you might feel that the course of life is a path of luck. After looking at people in similar situations with different results you may wonder, “Are there any rules?” The questions will keep coming: “How will I deal with loss, an unexpected disaster, and the many changes that are possible?” “Could I use the value system, the preferences, the rules that I was taught, to cope?” and “Are there any guarantees?” You will see people thirty or forty years older than yourself, and some you will admire and some you won’t. You’ll wonder what choices they made. Some seem to cope and seem active and successful, whereas others seem to be just plodding along, barely surviving. In truth, you cannot be certain about the future. The many changes ahead could be less traumatic, however, if you thought about them, talked about them, and learned lessons from other people’s experiences. For those you admire, you remember what they were like when you were just a child, and you wish they could give you a glimpse into the future and offer some advice. They could do this, of course, but whatever you do is still up to you. This is your life.
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About the Book
‘Twenty, thirty, forty years old and counting’ is a quick read and seeks to identify 15 principles, which, if practiced, will make life so much easier. It looks at adults in this age group who see life changing before them, and who fail to realize that what they have created arose from their own actions, and that they can make changes using these ‘secrets’ mentioned in the book. It is hoped that you, the reader, will go through the examples and explanations several times and as you see the benefits manifesting in your own life, pass on the lessons to others. You will then agree that life truly does not have to be that hard.
About the Author
Joy A Simons Brown is a musician, math tutor living in Jamaica and the author of: • The Joy of Knowing, published in 1993 • Mathematics For Life published 2004, with second edition in 2018 • Sing and Play the Jamaican Way published 2009. Her experience as a retirement scheme administrator and passion for problem solving has led her to observe that, we as human beings have similar challenges. Since many of the issues have remained the same for centuries, she feels that there is no need for every person to suffer to the same degree, and that older people should share their experiences and the valuable information they learned. With this in mind she decided to put pen to paper, and came up with this book.