Embracing Your Second Calling by Dale Hanson Bourke
If you are a woman over the age of forty and want more passion and purpose in the last half of your life then you should read Embracing Your Second Calling by Dale Hanson Bourke. When I first opened the book I thought it was going to be just another how-to improve your life book but in just a few pages I was impressed with what the author had to say. The book is somewhat autobiographical but the author writes in such a way that we can all gain from her experiences. The book is well written, easy to understand, and even entertaining at times. The author goes into great detail about her life work before she turned fifty when her emphasis was on what she accomplished and how it would affect her life. After she turned fifty, she completely changed her life; she began helping others without any thought of what it would do for her image.
On almost every page there are lists labeled Act or Reflect that suggest things that women in the second half of life can do to add purpose and passion to their lives. Act suggestions are aimed primarily at Bible study groups but could also be done alone. Reflect suggestions are more for the individual but some include ways to help others. I am of the opinion that if I would try to do as many of the Act and Reflect suggestions as possible, I would have a much closer relationship with God. I also could be of help to many people that I meet, be it at church, at the grocery store, or any place. The information that the author gives is great advice for those of us in our seventies or eighties as well as younger women. Even though Embracing Your Second Calling was written for women, I personally think that men could benefit from reading this book.
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