Last night, I went out with some neighborhood friends to welcome another member to the Big 5-0 Club. We shared funny stories about hot flashes, sleep apnea machines and the general charms of 50-year-old bodies. With these conversations fresh in my mind, I came across this TED Talk that offered some encouraging words about life’s third act. As the speaker notes, we are living on average 34 years beyond the age our grandparents lived. Unfortunately, we often live chained to the old paradigm that this last third of life means living in decline. We can cut loose from the old way of thinking. The question now becomes: What can we do to make these added years successful and use them to make a difference? Take a listen …
