Aging in Place Guest Post: Inspired in Beantown!
"Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought." — Albert von Szent-Gyorgy Louis Tenenbaum is the father of the aging in place movement in this country; when he speaks/writes, I for one, pay attention. Here is a guest post by Louis on being inspired in Beantown. Within these words is some gem lying in waiting; enjoy. I am an innovation immigrant. I don’t often feel inspired. But I am inspired by the incredible third annual Aging Means Business Conference held Friday in Boston associated with the Gerontological Society of America annual meeting.
Aging in Place the ‘Wright Way’
The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes. -Frank Lloyd Wright I once wrote that inspiration is like rain, it falls on everyone; some shield themselves with an umbrella, failing to take heed; still others run in doors, avoidance all together—then there are those who walk freely amongst the pour, sensing every drop and giving reverence. The word “inspiration” comes from the ancients who believed that a breath of divinity is received from the gods by some deserving soul. The key word here is, “deserving.” Diane and Jay Plesset are just such deserving souls,