One of my favorite news stories this year was about a lovely woman who lives in a nursing home in England. Her name is Ivy Bean. She turned 104 this fall and is the oldest user of Twitter (Twitter name: Ivybean104). As of this post she had over 54,000 followers. Prior to using Twitter she used Facebook heavily and maxed out her 5,000 friend limit.
There is a CNN article about her here. The article mentions how she always has an open mind and is willing to try new things. I’ve personally noticed the positive tone of her Twitter posts. Okay, open mind and positive attitude, 104 years young and enjoying life. Maybe there’s a lesson there for the rest of us!
Moving on, the other two people are Dick and Rick Hoyt, father and son. Outside of corrections, I spend most of my professional time working with adults and children with developmental disabilities. This is one of the reasons I find these two people so inspiring. Rick was born with a developmental disability. Dick and Rick have trained together and completed the Ironman Triathlon.
Below are two YouTube videos of them. If you only have a couple of minutes, be sure to watch the first video. The second video tells more about their story. Both videos really demonstrate the enormous love between father and son and also why hope and perseverance are so important in life.
Here is the video that tells their story:
Photo Credit: Xavier Fargas (Flickr)
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