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Smile Because It Happened

Acceptance of growing older while embracing life with positivity, elegance and charm is known as aging gracefully. It sounds so beautiful and inspiring. It also sounds nothing like me. I strive to age gracefully, but I’m aging grumpily. I have my moments of patience and wisdom to rival Yoda and Dumbledore. Then in the next breath I’m...

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Grandmothers Advocacy Network: Older Women Making a Difference

You might not see a connection between volunteering at a local food bank and helping grandmothers in sub-Saharan Africa, but for members of the Grandmothers Advocacy Network (GRAN) that connection is real. This volunteer organization has evolved a lot as part of a national grandmothers’ movement formed, in the mid-2000s, in solidarity...

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