Celebrites examples of growing older gracefully

Good morning. My first morning post on a lovely Saturday. Today I'm going to tell you about three celebrities I feel are Growing older gracefully. Now let me emphasize I don't think these celebrities are old (They are I believe all younger than me) but they are growing older gracefully; that is they are older than they were when they first rose to stardom. It would be easy to list the child stars, and young Hollywood celebrities who have grown older ungracefully. The list goes on and on of stars who have faced addictions, troubles with the law and family issues. But I don't want to talk about them. I want to talk about three celebrities who show that you can come from success at an early age, and turn that into a really productive life.

First off is Alyssa Milano. You remember her as the cute little girl with Tony Danza in Who's the Boss or as one of the bewitching sisters in Charmed. These days Alyssa is the author of Safe at Home: Confessions of a Baseball Fanatic and the designer of Touch, a line of sports fan wear designed specifically for the female sports fan. She will also be returning to TV in a mid-season series Romantically Challenged. But if that isn't enough, Alyssa is an avid user of the social media network twitter, sharing post on any topic she feels passionate about, from Dodger Baseball, to the Iranian Elections, to helping save a rescue dog. She is constantly using her popularity and celebrity for good causes and I salute her for proving that being a child star doesn't have to be a curse. Oh, and she still goes home for family dinners on Sunday with her parents and brother.

Another former child star who is growing older gracefully is Melissa Joan Hart, the star of Clarrisa Explains it All and Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Now in her early 30's Melissa is the proud mother of two boys. She has her own production company, and her own sweet shop Sweet Harts. She has recently relocated her family to the east coast to be closer to her mother as she recovers from surgery on a brain tumor. Melissa is also very active on Twitter and MySpace. And starting in 9 days you'll be able to watch her compete on Dancing with the Stars. Quite a long way from Clarrisa and Sabrina.

My third celebrity who I feel is growing older gracefully is the lovely Kathy Ireland. I remember Kathy from the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition. She was the covergirl of the 25th anniversary edition of the swimsuit issue. But what I remember most was hearing her talk about how after the shoots when all the other models would go out on the town to unwind, or in between shoots when there was down time, how she would spend her time reading the Bible. this really stuck out in my mind. Today Kathy has a design company that designs home decor, fashions, garden solutions...oh heck, just go to kathyireland.com to see it all. And beyond that Kathy is involved in a number of charity outreaches and worthwhile causes kathyireland.org will show you all of these. And she also is an avid Twitter user, giving advice to busy moms, and keeping us up to date on the causes she supports. And you can also see Kathy on Dancing with the Stars this season.

These three woman are shining examples that celebrities are not all spoiled brats, or wild party-going egomaniacs. Three cheers for these three stand out celebrities.