https://community.aarp.org/t5/media/gallerypage/image-id/3718i756DB6611481B090 Sat, 17 May 2014 21:12:56 GMT robeatle1964 2014-05-17T21:12:56Z https://community.aarp.org/t5/media/gallerypage/image-id/3718i756DB6611481B090 Sat, 17 May 2014 21:12:56 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/media/gallerypage/image-id/3718i756DB6611481B090 robeatle1964 2014-05-17T21:12:56Z https://community.aarp.org/t5/media/gallerypage/comment-id/1799/image-id/3718i756DB6611481B090#M1799 <P>I read the article "Surviving the Jolt" in the current AARP Mag with great interest, and identified deeply with the concept of PTG (post-traumatic growth.) &nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Five years ago, I got canned from my exec. assistant job at a major corporation, essentially for not "talking the talk." &nbsp;I went back to my career of musical entertainment that I enjoyed in the 70s and 80s and developed a program to entertain seniors with songs that my Mom sang to me. Since Mom was born in 1909, there is a vast, rich bank of amazing songs from which to draw. &nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Five years into my re-career, I'm enjoying exponential growth in not only the number of performances but also the types of audiences for whom I present my material. &nbsp;<A href="http://tallberta.com" target="_blank">http://tallberta.com</A></P> Sat, 17 May 2014 21:17:26 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/media/gallerypage/comment-id/1799/image-id/3718i756DB6611481B090#M1799 robeatle1964 2014-05-17T21:17:26Z