“That is so interesting, Sari, because you’re really reframing hard things about aging. Physical limitations, age bias— these are seen as purely negative. But you’re describing an opportunity to focus on what actually matters—to create a unique, fully original path.”

“Yes. I hadn't articulated it before until this conversation—realizing the value of the limits you confront as you get older. It's helpful to have my hip say, ‘No, sorry, we're not going up this scramble.’ It's helpful to know nobody's going to hire me to be the personal essays editor of their magazine at 60. I have to make my own magazine, which feels better than working at any magazine. It's useful to realize certain people aren't interested in being friends with older people. Let me stop banging my head against a closed door. Those limitations are very useful if you let them be.”

This might be my favorite interview I’ve ever given about Oldster Magazine, and what it means to me to get older. Thank you, Jessica Nordell, for getting me to articulate for the first time the surprising advantage of confronting limitations as we age. 🙏 💝