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You're Only Young Twice: 10 Do-Overs to Reawaken Your Spirit

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As I was headed into my fifties, I was feeling a bit of disconnect between how I was feeling about myself and how a `fifty year old should act.' While I feel quite youthful, the mirror now shows me that the reality is different, Ronda's book helped me to put my own age and mortality into a different perspective.

As noted in her book by one of her many scientific resources, Mihaly Csikezentmihalya states that "negative, unproductive or harmful memes" (an imprint of sorts) "about growing older, we harm not only ourselves; we harm the potential development of future generation." In essence, our attitudes not only have a direct impact about how we are `being' in the world, it further impacts our children (via imprints). I want my children to know that they can lead a vital and full life throughout.

While this book has a basis of research supporting Ronda's assertions, it is not a research text. It is a well-written discussion of the possibilities that aging can bring to a person. This book also looks at the social stigmas of aging and examines other promising contexts from which to operate. Given the current state of our society's beliefs and assumptions about getting older, I refuse to adopt the typical negative image of someone moving forward in life.

Ronda ... Thanks for your work on this book. By the way, I am buying a banjo because, yes, I always wanted to give this a try. Your book has inspired me to try several other things that I'll be working on over the next many years. We are forever young.

Ron McFarland

Have you ever asked yourself, "Where's the instruction book on aging?" Well, ask no more; it has been written, and the name of the book is You're Only Young Twice.

This book is written in a unique style, using humor and thought-provoking quotes. An added bonus includes gentle suggestions for bringing forth creativity and journaling. The tone of Ronda Beaman's writing is soothing and very well written. She is a role model for aging youthfully, while doing so with fun, a zest for life, and living in the moment while retaining memories and useful skills from youth.

You're Only Young Twice is a great read for people of all ages. It is the simplicity of the concept of embracing your golden years with wit, wonder and amazement, as well as dignity and love of self and humanity, that makes the writing so engaging and brilliant.

Recommended to all my friends young and old. Never too late; never too early.
Life is to short to NOT read this book.

I just got finished reading Dr. Beaman's book. What a fabulous book.
It was so uplifting. It reminded me of many things I already knew, but forgot to put to use. She reminds you that so many things are so unimportant, so don't get so "uptight" about nothing. RELAX........ I am constantly telling myself to be "resilent", it's just small stuff.
Also she advises you to do something you've never done before. My husband has been after me for 30 years to take up golf. Guess what, I now have shoes, golf glove, golf clubs and a new bag. I get really mad at golf, but so does everyone else. At least, "I'M DOING IT'...........

In a time obsessed with anti-aging elixirs, this book is a refreshing, grounded, and inspiring prescription for growing young, from the inside out. the author lends great credibility to the topic, by being the exemplar of her message. Every now and then an author creates a real breakthrough by turning complex science into simple, practical tools for real gains. Dr. Ronda Beaman has redefined what it means to age, by providing the definitive program to die young....as late as possible. This book is must for anyone 35 or older who wants to optimize whatever years one has left. It has changed my life....for the better!

This was a very quick read. Ronda Beaman, EdD, who is also a midlife coach, explains that there are ways to grow young. Even though our bodies age, our minds and attitudes don't have to. She writes that in order to "grow young," you must have optimism, wonder, curiousity, joy, humor, music, work, play, and learning. She gets these ideas from the concept of "neoteny" which means, "the human species, in body, spirit, feeling, and conduct--is constructed to grow and develop in ways that emphasize rather than minimize childhood traits."

There are many interesting parts of the book, such as an AGE inventory, to see how young or old you are. A humor inventory, to see if you need more humor in your life, and true and false questions about how you see old people. Do the things we think about old people actually come true, or are they mostly rumors?

Though some ideas in the book are not new, it doesn't take away from it. There are many inspirational quotes, as well as descriptions of those people who were past a "certain age" who went on to do great things with their lives.
I found myself feeling happier as I read it, and moving along with the music that was playing in the coffee shop. Though I may not be considered chronologically old yet, I want to take some of these ideas and adapt them to my own lifestyle, so my body and mind can stay young as well.

I had the fortunate opportunity to have Professor Beaman at Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo where she is an adjunct faculty member. She is an amazing person and teacher, if this book carries even half of the energy she carries through life, and you get 10% increase in your approach, you will be 200% better.

Sam

Ronda Beaman you may have saved a generation of 45+ year olds!! I read this book while flying back from Hyderabad India. I could not put it down despite my fatigue. This book is a good slap in the face to reawaken your spirit, remind you to live everyday to its fullist, and to not let the biology of aging dictate how old or young you live.

If you have every said to yourself, "I am too old to do that" then read this book, you have the opportunity to become younger everyday!!

Books like this are priceless. Ronda Beaman's voice is a breath of fresh air right when I needed it. I am more alive and healthy than ever. I am looking forward to hearing more from Dr. Beaman as her unique and friendly style is discovered. I flew through this book because it is exciting information and it helped me rediscover my strengths and passion for life.

You're Only Young Twice is funny, witty, and inspiring. Ronda provides a shop manual for retooling our lives using our own raw materials; optimism, wonder, and curiosity. Reading it puts those wrinkles and grey hairs into healthy perspective. Thank you Ronda Beaman.