Time after age 50 is prime time. Don’t waste it! I’m Laurie Edwards-Tate with “LifeCycles.”

You can do some of your greatest work and greatest good after age 50. Here are some suggestions for things you should try once.

• Learn a new language, at least a little.
• Learn to sing, and do it in front of someone else.
• Write a novel or a play.
• Get in better shape than you were at 30. It’s entirely possible.
• Tell the truth every day.
• Mentor someone your own age who could use support.
• Give away something you love to someone who really needs it. Purge!
• Donate unused makeup, 80s clothing, and that bread machine you never use.
• Use these words more often: “I would love to, but I can’t.” Don’t elaborate.

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