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Centenarian
Role Models
ACTION
TO TAKE
Look
for examples of centenarians who are doing admirable things.
Consider reading books by centenarians such as the Delany
sisters and George Dawson and books about centenarians such
as Living to 100 and Centenarians: The Bonus Years.
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Michael Brickey, Ph.D.
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WHY?
Role
models teach us and inspire us. As a kid you probably had lots
of heroes and role models. You need them as an adult as well.
Role models are a short cut from learning by trial and error.
If you want to know how to age well, look at today's centenarians.
The New England Centenarian study (Living to 100) found that most
of the centenarians they studied were mentally and physically
sharp. Most did not have a disability until the last four years
of their lives and they averaged one medication. Typically, they
died at home from an acute illness or a fall.
Here
are a few of my favorite centenarian role models:
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Sadie and Bessie Delany, whose father was a former slave,
wrote their first book, Having Our Say, when both were centenarians.
The book became a best seller and a Tony winning Broadway
play. Then they wrote another best selling book. |
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George
Dawson, grandson of a slave, started working at age eight
to help support his family. He "got tired of writing my name
with an X" and learned to read and write when in his nineties.
As a centenarian he wrote his autobiography, Life is So Good.
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Dr.
Henry Stenhouse ran for Congress when he was 100 and received
47% of the votes. |
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Defy
Aging Quote:
You can't help getting older but you don't have to get
old.
-George Burns
Once a young man asked me, "What was it like in your day?"
"My day?" I said. "This is my day."
-Rosina Tucker (age 104)
Defy Aging Humor:
With a little luck, there's no reason why you can't make
it to be 100. Once you've done that, you've got it made,
because very few people die over 100.
-George Burns
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Michael
Brickey, Ph.D. is a life coach and a Board Certified psychologist
and serves on the medical staff of several hospitals. He is the
author of Defy Aging: Develop the Mental and Emotional Vitality
to Live Longer, Healthier, and Happier Than You Ever Imagined.
Critically acclaimed by Dr. Bernie Siegel, Betty Friedan, Dr.
Ronald Klatz, and four past presidents of the American Psychological
Association, it is available at many bookstores and through his
web site www.DrBrickey.com.
He coaches people and organizations all over the country by phone
as part of his mission to help people do things they didn't think
they could do. He also speaks on Defying Aging. Please E-mail
Dr. Brickey at BeautyWalk@DrBrickey.com.
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