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AN EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY

If you want to feel more fulfilled and find a way to give your life more meaning, find a purpose. Having a purpose can have a profound effect on how motivated we are, how alive we feel and how we deal with the challenges that we face as we age. Annie Peters has had a hard life, but at the age of 98, she still works, still lives alone and she still drives her car. And she still loves life as much as ever.

She shares her extraordinary life journey with us, from washing dishes for the legendary writer Zora Neale Hurston to surviving decades without her husband to giving back to her fellow residents in Eatonville, Florida, the historic African-American town she so dearly loves. Her passion for living life on her terms and savoring every second life has to offer will inspire you, whether you’re 28, 98 or somewhere in between. Even as she faces a serious cancer diagnosis at 98, her outlook remains optimistic and joyful.

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February is Black History Month in the United States, and we'd like to shine the spotlight on some other extraordinary stories:

Dorothy Johnson celebrated her 100th birthday with Growing Bolder and talked about what it was like to graduate from college at a time when many African-Americans, let alone women, achieved such accomplishments. Dorothy was also one of the first African-American women to serve overseas in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Growing Bolder had a front row seat to a special baseball event, during which Major Leage Baseball "drafted" 30 former Negro League Players, and celebrated those it once excluded.

Debbie Allen is a legendary choreographer, actress, director, producer and one of the most powerful executives in Hollywood. Her many awards include three Emmys, a Golden Globe, five NAACP Image Awards, an Astaire Award for Best Dancer and the prestigious Olivier Theater Awards. She accomplished all of this while overcoming her industry’s sexism, racism and now ageism.

As the number of World War II veterans continues to dwindle, learning what we can from them becomes more important. Especially those who fought not only our enemies overseas, but also prejudice at home. The African Americans who became known as the Tuskegee Airmen proved to be among the most inspiring. At 95, Richard Hall shared his thoughts, his memories and wisdom about war and life.

After centuries of human history, we're still contending with racism, sexism, terrorism, wars, famine and murders. Shouldn't we, as a society, be past these things? It's enough to make you wonder: are we getting better or worse?

Harvard professor Steven Pinker, who's been named one of the world's most influential thinkers, has some thoughts on where we are and where we're heading.

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While you're browsing the Growing Bolder Shop, be sure to check out the new book from Marc Middleton -- Growing Bolder: Defy the Cult of Youth, Live with Passion and Purpose.

When it comes to aging, we’re all victims of brainwashing -- deceived by an ageist culture, misled by the media, lied to by Hollywood and Madison Avenue.

It’s time to fight back. If we change our beliefs about growing older, we can change the way we age.

Marc Middleton shares how to do it...no matter how old you are.

Be sure to read the book's advance praise!

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