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Melissa's avatar

I always use my mom for inspiration. She was involved in a major flood in her 90's. Had to be rescued over water because it came up so fast. Her takeaway? "I always wanted to ride in a canoe"

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Lie Re: I'm too old. Years ago I read of someone who wanted to get a PhD but realized they would be 60 by the time the degree was completed. The response was: do you want to be a 60 year old with a PhD or a 60 year old without a PhD? I took this advice to heart and in my 50s started taking piano lessons. Recital time is a killer because here I am, the only adult, playing in public amongst the young prodigies with dexterity in their fingers and without life's experiences to hold them back from making mistakes. I do it because you HAVE to play in public to get better. My mini push back is to perfect Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. It is of my generation (when the musicians were all alive) and I like rock music, less so classical, although I would argue that BR is a modern classic. And I like doing this. So rock on everyone in your own way!

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