The New Year of 2007 gives us new Directions & Avenues it will guide us in. The new friendships we will make, old relationships we will renew, and a more organized goal we look ahead towards.
I will now be working diligently on my next two books in the Inspirational and Motivational Fabulous & Sensational series, and I have finished the First Ladies Gift Book - we are organizing it now and getting ready to send it off to the Publishers! Our next Project is the Women's Planner for the book series. In addition, I will be re-introducing my second book "Spiritual Sparks for Busy Women" with a publication date of 2008. A new novel is in the works also - So, with all this writing ahead of me it will be a busy next few months. ...
Recently I was honored by Stonecroft Ministries to be included on their "Speaker Listing", an honor I respect greatly... I am so looking forward to speaking within this ministry, seeing old friends and making new ones. I have just returned from a recent Conference they had in Mobile, Alabama. It was very uplifting, Educational and Inpirational. Please be sure to visit their Website!
... We also have another New Website called CrosstownInfo - A Website that promotes Business Ads for a small yearly fee. You can place a short Bio & Description, plus a Full-Color Business Ad and Website link. Join us for the best view in town - "The View" going Crosstown...
Our New and Exciting "Radio Program" will start on February 7, 2007, with ArtistFirst World Radio Network... And we have a Fabulous and Sensational line-up of guests and topics! The Show airs every Wednesday at 4PM-PST, 5PM-MST, 6PM-CST, 7PM-EST and 8PM-AST. The name of the show is "AGING OUTSIDE THE BOX" - a Phenmonenal Show on a variety of subjects...!
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Thank You for visiting with me, and please make sure to check frequently for updates to my schedule, column and newsletter, and the news & events page on this Web-Site... To view my complete Schedule go to Lace ... Discover... 2006 with Fabulous after 50 and Sensational after 60...
... Have a Fabulous and Sensational Second Half of Life...
Blessing to all...
Shirley Mitchell
Every Thursday in the Sand Mountain Reporter you can read Shirley's Column, Fabulous after Fifty - Get your Copy Today !
CBN The Christian Broadcast Network - FAMILY - MAKE MIDLIFE PRIME TIME WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARD AGING...by Shirley Mitchell and Jane Rubietta, Guest Columnists...Life is more than what we see, and it can be better after 50! Growing older can be fabulous if we approach this mile marker relying on the wisdom we have gained....
DAILY DEVOTIONAL Aging Outside the Box By Shirley W. Mitchell Guest Columnist
CBN.com -- The popular phrase “think outside the box” gave me the idea to “age outside the box,” living with power, style and vitality.
Satisfy us in our earliest youth with your loving-kindness, giving us constant joy to the end of our lives. (Psalms 90:14 – TLB)
Many people over 50, with their toes barely inside the new millennium, are discovering ageless living and endless energy. They are neither imprisoned in the past, nor refusing to embrace the present. People who are aging outside the box do not fear the future, but rather capture each moment as an opportunity to learn, to grow, to become increasingly all that they were designed to be.
Power
Think of the people in your life who are aging with power. There is power in living through the Word of God, The Holy Bible. Rev. Rick Warren has taken me and millions of people deeper into the understanding of having power through the bible with his book The Purpose Driven Life. Hopefully, as we age, we enjoy spiritual maturity as we live in God’s abundance.
There is power in the blood of Jesus. My stuttering Paw Paw (Grandfather), who is now walking the street of gold, sang with gusto, “There’s Power In The Blood,” directing our church choir. He loved to sing, because he did not stutter while singing. As a ten-year-old girl, my Paw Paw put me in his church choir. I vividly recall him turning red in the face as he belted out his song, “THERE’S POWER IN THE BLOOD, POWER IN THE BLOOD!” That song and my Paw Paw implanted forever in my heart and head that the power of the blood of Jesus IS above all powers.
There is also power as many aspects of aging become positive. It is possible older people may have more financial flexibility to glorify God. With an empty nest, many are experiencing more self-time and time to enjoy one’s passions. It’s a good time to start a new career, enjoy a hobby, or live and travel to a geographical area of one’s choice.
Style
What style of life has God planted inside your DNA? Many times, as we age, we flow into the life God has planned for us. My passions are God, family, Country, writing, speaking and traveling. I feel I have lived many years to get into my flow of life that feels good in my spirit. I am enthusiastic about my style of aging. Your style of life will certainly be personalized.
Life in Christ is unfading,
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not whither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. (Psalms 1:3 KJV)
Vitality
(1) The power to live and develop. (2) Power of continuing in force of effect. (3) Physical or mental energy. (Webster’s Contemporary Dictionary)
And Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. (Deuteronomy 34:7 KJV)
Wow! Moses enjoyed vitality in his later years.
The 76 million baby boomers are focusing on aging with vitality! In their quest for the fountain of youth, they are changing the way we age. They have learned that exercise is the golden egg of aging. It slows down aging by positively effecting your cardiovascular system, your immune system, your musculoskeletal system, and your emotional well-being. Exercise rekindles and re-sparks our fire for live.
Fighting aging is all about high self-esteem and self-confidence, feeling good about yourself, and living a happy balanced life.
By the end of this century, more people will be over 50 than under in thiscountry. It’s important that we age outside the box, with power, style, and vitality.
Date: October 2003 Contact: Brenda Thompson, Reading Program Specialist
Fabulous after 50was choosen to be included into the General Board Global MinistriesUnited Methodist Church Women's Division Book Reading Program for 2004. We are very honored for this great opportunity, and we wish the Methodist Church the very best as their Women's Division constantly grows to New Heights - A One Million Membership level as of this Month !
"Fabulous After 50 is an excellent read about meeting this prime time with a positive attitude toward aging. This book boldlyspeaks to this generation and it would also be a good study guide. The book helps you realize that even as you pass through physical, emotional and spiritual changes, by welcoming 50, you open yourself up to powerful places of possibility."... Sue Stevens tel. 351-6441
Special Presentations...
These are three of the most"Phenominal" and "Powerful" presentations you will ever view... A must see for everyone...!!!
To find our complete Schedule of Events, please visit our Schedule BLOG - Lace...
Jan. 9, 2007... On-Line ... Senior Lifestyle Magazine 9153 Yarrow - Ste. 1412 Westminster, CO 80021 Shirley W. Mitchell will be a regular Contributing Columnist for the new On-Line Magazine.
Jan. 17, 2007... 8PM-EST ... ArtistFirst Music, Books and Morewill Interview Shirley W. Mitchell on her two Books, "Fabulous after 50" & "Sensational after 60". ARTISTFIRST WORLD RADIO NETWORK of Alliance, Ohio is an independent, worldwide, online radio broadcaster that plays "The Best New Music You've Never Heard". We feature live interviewswith independent bands, authors, and personalities, as well as a huge playlist composed largely of undiscovered, brilliant artists. ArtistFirst plays ALL types of music.
Feb. 7, 2007... 7PM-EST... "Aging Outside the BoxRadio Show" with Host - National Author/Writer/Columnist/Speaker and Radio Host, Shirley W. Mitchell, and Co-Host - O. E. Cruiser Small, Agent-Director-Producer, on ArtistFirst Radio. Join us "LIVE on AIR" every Wednesday Night starting Feb. 7, 2007 at 4PM-PST, 5PM-MST, 6PM-CST, 7PM-EST and 8PM-AST, where you find the most interesting "Guests" and "Topics" - some of which include, Literary, Aging, Baby Boomers, Health, Nutrition, Diet, Exercise, Medical Discoveries, Culinary and more ! Our "First Show" will have the Hosts talking about the Show, upcoming "Guests" and "Topics".
Feb. 14, 2007... 7PM-EST... "Aging Outside the Box Radio Show" with Host - National Author/Writer/Columnist/Speaker and Radio Host, Shirley W. Mitchell, and Co-Host - O. E. Cruiser Small, Agent-Director-Producer, on ArtistFirst Radio. Join us "LIVE on AIR" every Wednesday Night at 4PM-PST, 5PM-MST, 6PM-CST, 7PM-EST and 8PM-AST. This week Host Shirley W. Mitchell will have as our "Guest" Ron Kauffman, Certified Senior Advisor and Host of Senior LifeStylesIntelligent Talk Radio as they discuss "Boomer and Senior Lifestyles in 2007".
Feb. 21, 2007... 7PM-EST... "Aging Outsidethe BoxRadio Show" with Host - National Author/Writer/Columnist/Speaker and Radio Host, Shirley W. Mitchell, and Co-Host - O. E. Cruiser Small,Agent-Director-Producer, on ArtistFirst Radio. Join us "LIVE on AIR" every Wednesday Night starting Feb. 7, 2007 at 4PM-PST, 5PM-MST, 6PM-CST, 7PM-EST and 8PM-AST, where you find the most interesting "Guests" and "Topics" - some of which include, Literary, Aging, Baby Boomers, Health, Nutrition, Diet, Exercise, Medical Discoveries, Culinary and more ! ... "Guest & Theme To Be Announced" !
Feb. 28, 2007... 7PM-EST... "Aging Outside the BoxRadio Show" with Host - National Author/Writer/Columnist/Speaker and Radio Host, Shirley W. Mitchell, and Co-Host - O. E. Cruiser Small, Agent-Director-Producer, on ArtistFirst Radio. Join us "LIVE on AIR" every Wednesday Night starting Feb. 7, 2007 at 4PM-PST, 5PM-MST, 6PM-CST, 7PM-EST and 8PM-AST, where you find the most interesting "Guests" and "Topics" - some of which include, Literary, Aging, Baby Boomers, Health, Nutrition, Diet, Exercise, Medical Discoveries, Culinary and more ! ... "Guest & Theme To Be Announced" !
Mar. 13, 2007... 11am-PST... "The Third Age Radio Show" with Hosts Dr. Peter Brill, M.D., David Debin - Writer & Producer, Wendy Allen, Ph.D. Psychotherapist and TV Star Anne Francis. Dr. Peter Brill, M.D. and David Debin - Writer & Producer will interview "Guest" - National Author/Writer/Columnist/Speaker and Radio HostShirley W. Mitchell, "The Golden Egg of Aging" fromKZSB AM1290 at www.newspress.com on Mar. 13, 2007 at 11am-PST, 12noon-MST, 1PM-CST, 2PM-EST and 3PM-ASTabout her books "Fabulous after 50" and "Sensational after 60".
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