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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Paula Cocozza

A new start after 60: I retired – and began to follow my dreams

Kathi Muhammad in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
‘I look forward to each day’ … Kathi Muhammad in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Photograph: Shuran Huang/The Guardian

Kathi Muhammad turned 60 some years ago. She doesn’t want to say exactly how many because “I don’t think of myself as that age. I think of myself as 40.” When she reached 60 and retired, she knew it was time to prioritise her dreams. “Just because you have to delay your dream, or put it on the back burner, doesn’t mean you have to leave it there,” she says.

In fact, Muhammad had cherished two dreams: to start a charitable organisation and to be an actor.

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