Age Is in the Spotlight– What Is Old? Too Old?

<p>Martha Stewart, 81, glowing in a bathing suit, graces the cover of this year&rsquo;s&nbsp;<em>Sports Illustrated</em>&nbsp;swimsuit issue. That makes her the oldest woman ever to be on the cover of the magazine. I love it when assumptions about aging like &lsquo;no one would be interested in a picture of an 81-year-old woman in a bathing suit,&rsquo; are challenged and disproved. More thoughts on this photo later, but let&rsquo;s give a big hooray for smashing ageist notions.</p> <p>As someone who&rsquo;s working hard to expand what is possible for all of us as we age, I want to celebrate some of the highly visible older people today. They are among those who are expanding our horizons and creating the possibility of a totally new old age for many of us.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/crows-feet/age-is-in-the-spotlight-what-is-old-too-old-909278c15eb3"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>
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