# @danbuettner on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DWZgq9ljubS
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61651516-danbuettner-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-03-27T18:53:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dan Buettner (@danbuettner) — https://gondola.cc/danbuettner

## Caption

I once asked a 101 year old woman what it felt like to hold her great, great, great granddaughter, someone born more than a century after her.

She told me, “It feels like leaping into heaven.”
In the longest lived places I’ve studied, people don’t just add years to their life, they’re anchored by a deep sense of purpose. A reason to wake up. A reason to keep going.

In Okinawa, they call it ikigai.

And sometimes, it looks like this. 💙

#Ikigai #Longevity #BlueZones #Purpose #HealthyAging LiveBetter

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## Tags

healthyaging, bluezones, longevity, ikigai, purpose

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