People Who Inspired Me This Year

On December 25, 2009, in inspiration, by Lockup Doc

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

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