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Grow Old Like Isabella Rossellini

Grow Old Like Isabella Rossellini

“How do I fulfill the rest of my life? That question came to me very clearly at 45, and I didn’t have an answer.”

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“First there is the fall, and then we recover from the fall. Both are the mercy of God!”—Lady Julian of Norwich

The higher the climb, the harder the fall. Isabella Rossellini had a hard fall in her mid forties. She was one of the most recognizable models in the world as the face of Lancôme until the beauty brand dumped her for being “too old.” Rossellini…

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