It's Never Too Late to Make Your Dreams Come True: Eight Women Who Changed Their Lives After 60

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

These women have radically changed their lives after 50 years. They were not prevented by prejudices, sidelong glances and condemnation of acquaintances and strangers. Each of these women, having made a rapid leap towards their own success, was able to achieve their own dreams and even a little more.

Anna Mary Moses began painting at the age of 76

She lived a difficult life and could not imagine that everything could be different. She worked a lot, first on other people's farms, then on her own. When her son took over the household, Anna Mary Moses had a lot of free time. At first she diligently embroidered, and at the age of 76 she picked up a brush.

At first, her drawings, childishly bright and naive, were presented to friends and acquaintances. But when her paintings in the pharmacy window was noticed by Luis Kaldor, who served as an engineer, but extremely passionate about painting, he bought all her finished works and promised that she would become famous. In 1940, the first exhibition of Anna Mary Moses opened. She was already 80 years old at that time! And on the day of her centenary, Grandmother Moses danced an incendiary jig arm in arm with the attending physician. Anna Mary Moses died at the age of 101, but left behind more than one and a half thousand paintings and even an illustrated book about Nicholas the Wonderworker.

Ingeborga Mootz after 70 years began to play on the stock exchange

Ingeborga Mootz gained fame as a stock player, earning half a million euros in eight years. She was born into a very poor family with many children, and when she got married, she discovered that her husband could not be called generous. When she was already seventy, Ingeborga Mootz told her husband that she intended to try herself in securities trading. She did not receive any support, and after the death of her husband, she discovered the shares that he had managed to purchase.

Having decided that this is a good initial capital, she rushed to master a new type of activity for herself. She diligently recorded all her operations in a notebook, and she bought her first laptop at the age of 90. Today Ingeborg Mootz is called the old woman in a million and her experience of conquering the stock market is being studied.

Doreen Pesci became a ballerina at 71

She dreamed of ballet all her life, and worked as a simple electrical engineer. At 71, she passed the exams quite successfully and entered a prestigious British dance school. Now she studies in a ballet studio three times a week, and at home she hones movements every day right in the kitchen, where she has a machine. In the courtyard of her own house, she enthusiastically learns new steps.

After entering the Royal Academy of Dance, she was recognized as the most adult ballerina in Great Britain. But the main thing for her is that her childhood dream has come true, now she is confidently standing on pointe shoes and day after day again plunges into the magical world of ballet.

Kay D'Arcy at 69 changed her profession of a nurse to the profession of an actress

She worked as a regular nurse, but dreamed of becoming a film actress. At 69, she finally decided that this was her last chance. And she ignored all the attempts of her relatives to reason with her. She left for Los Angeles, became a student at the school of film actors and began to earn extra money in episodes, while attending numerous auditions. She also began to study martial arts: she perfectly mastered the wrestling on the Philippine sticks and mastered tai chi.

As a result, at 79 years old, she starred in the series, playing the invincible and merciless Agent 88 and won the sympathy of many viewers.

Ruth Flowers became a club DJ at 68

When she was 58 years old, her beloved husband died, and she took up teaching. She told students about the work of Charles Dickens and gave music lessons. And after the birthday of her grandson in a nightclub and the condescending glances of the security guard, she decided that she had to become a DJ, or there would be no trace of her self-respect.

For two years Mami Rock studied electronic music, studied the art of mixing tracks and the skill of DJ sets. After a party in Cannes, Mami Rock became a celebrity, she was vying with each other in the best nightclubs of many countries, she lived on her tours and enjoyed her own popularity. She died at the age of 83, proving to the world that mature people can not only bake pies, but also start large crowd.

Thelma Reeves at the age of 80 created her own website and began to teach retirees to enjoy their age

Thelma Reeves, an ordinary retired woman, believes that life does not end in retirement. On the contrary, there are still many new impressions and discoveries ahead. She herself mastered web design, created a site that serves as a platform for exchanging impressions of those who have already turned 60 years old. Moreover, she wrote the book "The New Mature Age", which was co-authored by her friend. In the book, ladies of elegant age advise their peers to master the Internet, find new opportunities for their own self-realization and live in the present.

Nina Mironova at 64 became a professional yoga teacher

When she was more than 50 years old, Nina Mironova got into a ten-day seminar on Vipasanna, which completely changed her life. Having gone through the difficult path of her own transformation from an official into a happy woman, she decided that she simply had to teach this to others.

At 64, she passed all the required exams and received her yoga teacher certificate. At the same time, she not only perfectly mastered the theory, but also learned to flawlessly perform the most difficult asanas.

Lin Slater became a blogger and model at 60

Lyn Slater worked as a professor of sociology, and at the age of 60 she started her blog about fashion and beauty. When she accidentally caught the camera at New York Fashion Week, her picture was dubbed "Most Stylish Person" and became incredibly popular.

And Lin Slater herself began to be invited to fashion shows and photo shoots. Now her blog has over 100,000 subscribers, and her participation in the shows of the age model never goes unnoticed. At the same time, the model does not paint over the gray hair and does not try to get rid of wrinkles. Nevertheless, she looks unusually stylish. These amazing ladies know for sure that life at 60 is just beginning. And there are women who were able to successfully prove the fact that beauty is different.