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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Consider this your Monday morning inspiration. <span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">
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The first article chronicles (pardon the pun) the very real concerns and impact of social isolation:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"system serif",serif;color:#222222;letter-spacing:.4pt">Bay Area seniors struggle with loneliness as pandemic drags on: ‘It’s four walls and a TV’</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Bay-Area-seniors-struggle-with-isolation-15673820.php?fbclid=IwAR1ev4Da8PuuKiTyQDFhElVnmIbje-W6srnFpGXjvQRB0LqhmdrKnKtucTM#photo-20156156">https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Bay-Area-seniors-struggle-with-isolation-15673820.php?fbclid=IwAR1ev4Da8PuuKiTyQDFhElVnmIbje-W6srnFpGXjvQRB0LqhmdrKnKtucTM#photo-20156156</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The second article is a good reframe and look at individual elder stories:
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<h2 style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:Merriweather;color:#2C2B2B">Examining Aging with San Francisco’s Elders: Lives in Question</span></b><span style="font-family:Merriweather;color:#2C2B2B"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<b><span style="font-family:Merriweather;color:#2C2B2B">A photo story collection spotlighting an often overlooked population. In partnership with photojournalist Sahara Marina Borja, Metta Fund is profiling twelve older San Franciscans, and how they are renegotiating
what it means to grow old.<o:p></o:p></span></b></h3>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.mettafund.org/elder-stories/?utm_source=Aging+Matters+Newsletter&utm_campaign=c9479501a8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_03_05_09_11_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e4653ab8ea-c9479501a8-207998560">https://www.mettafund.org/elder-stories/?utm_source=Aging+Matters+Newsletter&utm_campaign=c9479501a8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_03_05_09_11_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e4653ab8ea-c9479501a8-207998560</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The third article is a heart-warming story of how much our actions can make a difference and how impactful outside-the-box solutions can be. It also reminds us not to underestimate
the interesting lives and wisdom elders possess:<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<h1 style="margin-top:0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:windowtext">D.C. woman, 90, watches gym classes from her window all day. When the gym found out, they painted her a mural.<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/10/26/balance-gym-mural-washington-dc-pandemic/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR34Ec3T_AfnhL6TQ3eknyjw9zauTOP5EYJLBGnZkcTPX6K5laokBnOtP-w">https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/10/26/balance-gym-mural-washington-dc-pandemic/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR34Ec3T_AfnhL6TQ3eknyjw9zauTOP5EYJLBGnZkcTPX6K5laokBnOtP-w</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope this provides some fortitude by reminding us why we do what we do and gives some inspiration for your week!
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