Ignite Creative Potential: The Aging Superpower

By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging  •  September 04, 2025

When we hear the word “creative” most people automatically think of the arts—musicians, painters, writers, sculptors, etc. We have all heard those who say, “I’m not creative” because they don’t feel that they have the skills or ability to create beautiful works of art or write music for symphonies or have voices capable of winning singing contests. But the reality is that if we can imagine new things, processes, systems, constructs, solutions or ideas that do not currently exist, we are..

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By Guest Blogger  •  January 12, 2018

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By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging  •  January 04, 2018

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