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We Can Do Hard Things
It was mentioned as a manifesto against ageism, and contains a quote from Anne Lamott that we contain all the ages we've ever been. It also discusses the myth of independence and autonomy.
And so I would say back to your question, we have, because we are bombarded, all of us, we all have these ideas inside us, no judgment, but we are bombarded by negative messages about age and aging fr...
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It was mentioned as a manifesto against ageism, and contains a quote from Anne Lamott that we contain all the ages we've ever been. It also discusses the myth of independence and autonomy.
And so I would say back to your question, we have, because we are bombarded, all of us, we all have these ideas inside us, no judgment, but we are bombarded by negative messages about age and aging from childhood on starting with children's books and Disney movies.
And in your book, you talk about, you know, we all think we're going to end up in a nursing home, but what are the numbers for that?
It's why I chose as the epigraph to my book, a quote by the wonderful writer Anne Lamott, which is that we contain all the ages we have ever been.
No one is independent ever.
Autonomy requires collaborators.