Vitality with a Purpose

This is a follow up on my previous post about the Vitality Project directed by Dan Buettner. This video elaborates more on the "Why" aspect of the project and how people are finding purpose in their lives through this project. One man, David, had just lost his wife a year ago and developed diabetes type II around the same time and was running on a dark path until Vitality Project took shape in his town. This project is about reshaping a community in all aspects: environment, restaurants, relationships, and self-perception in order to produce a more active and engaged community. David mentioned this project has brought purpose back into his life and feels younger and more energized. His outlook on life completely changed for the better and Buettner hopes, through this project, that mental changes like that of David's will contribute to longevity for the community and communities around the world. in Albert Lea, this project has inspired children, adults and the elderly to take control of their lives by adding more years into their lives AND adding more life into those years.

I believe videos, articles, and projects with the positive idea of longevity such as this are the driving forces that will help blur or dismantle people's age stereotypes. This project in particular unites a community with a common goal to better the health of the community. Life does not have to be a linear beginning and end. Life can have multiple beginning for people as long as they find a purpose worth living for in that given time. Through my research, I find that centenarians have this exact ability to find a special purpose in different stages in their lives, which keeps their life inspiring and active.