A huge thank you to everyone who reached out to me about my knee surgery. It takes a village and all of you are the sort of village I want to be part of. Maybe like most of you, I often feel somewhat invisible. You let me know last week that I am not invisible, and I want all of you to know that you are not either. We all count, we all contribute and, whatever our circumstances, we are seen. Your reaching out to me made such an impact on me — you made me feel important to you, and this is huge. There are all manner of health modalities, exercises, and the like that we can engage in, but feeling needed, feeling like people count on you is mega — it is what powers the rest of it.
The reason we do all this health and longevity work is not to just put numbers on the calendar but to be useful for as long as possible. This is important. Sure we want to healthy, we want to be comfortable, but those things on their own are only going to get us so far. My role as I see it is to create a world where what may have been thought to be improbable or even impossible is doable and to walk that talk.  AGEIST’s role is to expand the menu of possibilities, and welcome everyone to have a look. We all have different tastes and no one here will ever tell anyone how to live, but if you want to live in a certain way, we can be helpful in showing the way. This is how I try to be useful.
I have had an extraordinary life. From a small town with very little guidance or role models, I have had some amazing experiences, met some glitterati in my gig as a photographer and traveled to some incredible places. That was small ball. Creating and running AGEIST has been the most rewarding and involving thing I have ever done — I have never been happier. And when I receive the sort of outpouring from all of you that came in last week, it gets me weepy. Thank you, all, for being there, thank you for contributing to my happiness, and for being with us here in this village for this incredible ride we call life.
Onward and upward,
David
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