Source: Margaret Giatrasan / UnsplashAlthough we know it’s a myth, as we age, many of us continue to search for the proverbial fountain of youth so that we can turn back the clock, or age more slowly. When I suggest findings like this to my age cohort—older adults—I usually hear that such endeavors require creativity. We need to trust that we are creative and look for ways to foster our own creativity to breathe life into it. She said, “I get ideas, and while other people get ideas as well, they often ignore them and say ‘No. *Modern Elder Academy (MEA), Live Event, June 25, 2026, “The Art of Change: Creativity as Fuel for Growth in Uncertain Times"**California State University, Sacramento