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This week, the writerCharlotte ClymerShared inspiring story of a woman who is the living proof that it is never too late to start pursuing your dreams.

"In 1980, a psychiatric nurse at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago (and mother of two) divorced her husband in the midst of a particularly troubled spousal life and decided to pursue her lifelong life. Life. She was 40, "wrote Clymer.

The catalyst for this radical decision was the death bed confession of his mother she had not managed to pursue her own dreams. After all, studies have shown that this is not the things that people do in life they regret,But the things they havenot to do.

Determined not to end up with the same fate, this woman registered for temporary courses, despite no prior training or experience.

"For ten years, she has made a bumpy transition into a actor," wrote Clymer. "To support itself and his children, she painted houses and hung with wallpaper. She slowly learned the craftsmanship, winning pieces in local theater productions. And in 1990, at age 50, she was hired as a street artist in Disney World. "

After a year in Disney, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a serious actress.

"Imagine hard criticism at this point. Friends and family looking at that incredulous." You make a mistake. "" Who will hire a 50-year-old woman? "

Thanks to its hard work and its determination, it has won invited roles over the next few years on typos likeShellfish,Buffy against the vampires, andBreastfeld.

Then, in 1999, she finally got her big break after almost 20 years in the industry. Sixty yearsKathryn Joostenwas launched as Dolores Landingham, Personal Secretary of President Josiah Bartlet (played byMartin Sheen) In the exact Wildly acclaimedThe West Wing. She played the role of two seasons until her character died in a car accident in a crucial line of parcel and continued to return to flashback episodes.

Then she started to appear more frequently in shows likeScrub and movies likeBright wedding. She also had a recurring role of Karen McCluskey inDesperate housewives, for which she won two PrimeTime Emmy awards.

Joosten died of lung cancer at the age of 72 in 2012, but no one could claim that she had not lived life at most.

"I would like to be recalled as a good actress who brings me a lot, a wonderful sense of humor and was a great comedian", shesaid in an interview shortly before his death. And she was definitely.

After sharing this inspiring bio, Clymer made a passionate advocacy for people to realize that life does not end after the age of 60:

"I hate the way we eliminate the elderly of their humanity by saying that they can not do something that is not part of their abilities or skills, but the date of their birth certificate. As if they just need to accept their overtaking 50 years. If someone decides in fifty, the 70s, 90 or whatever they want to go to medical school or become an actor or open a business or running at the office, who ... are we saying that they can not? If you like something and you "I'm willing to put in work and respect the standards of excellence in an ethical way Why should age have the question? Tell someone they are "too old" to do something denies their gifts in the world and how dare you one of us doing that. Vera Wang did not start designing clothes until she was 40 years old. Laura Ingalls Wilder did not publish his first book before being 65 years old. He was told that a young woman who being a doctor was not "suitable for women", Geneva Kocoudek would go to the School of Medicine above 53. "

Many people have responded to the tread with their own inspiring stories, such as this woman who returned to the University at 48 years old and got her first 52-year-old teaching job.

Or this mother who graduated from school degree and passed the bar at 61 and is still in practice the law at the age of 87 years.

And if you need more evidence than it's never too late, Discover 40 people who have become famous after 40 years .

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