Age is just a number — You’re never too old to do what you want or love.

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People who remain active, doing what they love, have reasons to keep living.

With Dena Anders, 101, in her shop in Miami, OK. Photo by Rasheed Hooda

I was 62 years old when I walked from Chicago to Santa Monica, CA. I wanted to prove to myself and the world that you’re never too old to do what you love or desire. Along the way, I met many people who were older than me, who were living life to the fullest.

While I wanted to inspire others, young and old alike, these people gave me strength and validation that I was on the right track. Viktor Frankl said it the best:

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.

When I was passing through Miami, OK, and stopped at the local McDonalds for breakfast, I ran into a group of seventy somethings. They said that they met every week for breakfast there. That particular morning, they were missing their senior-most member, Ms. Dena Ander. However, they assured me that if I stopped by her shop, which was on my way out of town, she’d be there.

Sure enough, she was there. She was a sophomore in high school when she started working for her dad, Joe Ander, in 1930. He repaired shoes, and she was a saleswoman. Eighty-six years later, she is still there. She was 101 when I met her. You can see the newspaper prominently displayed behind her, celebrating 100th birthday as the oldest living person in town.

I did some research to see if she was still around and if maybe I can speak to her before writing this story. I learned that about a year and a half ago, her store burned down in an arson fire. The story said that she was in a good spirit despite the fact.

I called the McDonalds restaurant, where I had initially learned about her this morning and spoke with the manager. She told me that Ms. Dena is still alive. I expressed my desire to talk with her for the story, and she took down my information to pass it to a family member. If I hear back, I’ll update this.

Age Is Just a Number: You’re Never Too Old to Do What You Love

People who remain active, doing what they love, have reasons to keep living.

Author’s Update

My Walking Trip on Route 66

I walked from Chicago to Santa Monica at age 62.

A Miracle at Turner Falls in Oklahoma

Can ordinary people perform miracles?

Miracles on the Road: It happened in El Reno, Oklahoma

I heard it loud and clear — in my head