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Donna Druchunas's avatar

I don’t see ads any more. I block them everywhere so I have no clue how I’d be marketed to at 62. I had an epiphany about ten years ago. I was visiting an artist in Vermont where I had recently moved. She was not thin. She was older. She wore comfortable clothes. I didn’t notice if she had her hair fixed or was wearing makeup; probably not. She was comfortable with who she was and her focus was on her art and being herself. I realized I was starting to look and feel the same way and it gave me a wonderful feeling of joy and acceptance. I have never looked back or thought about my younger body since then.

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Laura Barr's avatar

I am currently reading this in Mexico at 58 years old in the same bikini I had in my 20s! I may not look the same, but I feel glorious, my skin has sun spots from the years of using my able body to run in the mountains, the beaches and cities all over the world. When I look at my wrinkled hands, I think of Georgia O’Keeffe, a woman who used her hands to write, create art, to explore the outdoors of its wonders! Thank you so much for this amazing article.

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