Check out the “Myth Busters: Defying the Myths of Aging” calendar from the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging in Cleveland. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that the calendar features local celebrities and personalities who embrace aging and defy all the old stereotypes:
- Seniors sit around doing nothing all day.
- They’re fussy and cranky.
- They think they know everything.
- They’re worn out and falling apart physically and mentally.
- They spend all their time knitting and reminiscing about the good old days, when they walked five miles to school uphill both ways.
- They cling to the past and are afraid of the future.
Local author Les Roberts is featured with his book, “We’ll Always Have Cleveland.” In his 70s and still writing book after book, Les encourages older folks to move out and move on. He gives this advice on the calendar:
“I’m sure a lot of older people still live in the home they lived in when they were raising their kids. They shouldn’t. If they would get out of that house it would take so much pressure off them and then they’d have the time and energy to do so many things – things they actually want to do.”
You can view all 12 featured elders in the 2011 calendar here and request a copy (donations welcome).
