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Reflections on facing into my 70th year

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Rose Rouse
Nov 22, 2022
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Age is just a number goes the stereotypical gush around getting older.

Or 70 is the new 40.

But age isn’t just a number, getting older is significant and 70 is a seminal life stage. I believe it’s important to re-define the parameters around what we can do at what age. Of course. If we want to become a conscious dominatrix, or stand on dangerous gantries …

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