Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses and ArtWorks partnered to create this mural, featuring the powerful and positive text-based art of internationally recognized artist, Susan O’Malley. ArtWorks employed a team of eight local Youth Apprentices, including West End residents, who worked under the direction of two local Teaching Artists to paint the large-scale mural and engage with the broader West End community with activities inspired by Susan O’Malley’s work. The Youth Apprentice team interviewed West End residents, asking what advice their 80-year-old self would give to their self of today. Susan believed there is something magical about speaking with a stranger, and that in asking, listening, and being listened to, there is an opportunity to see one another, and create a space of understanding. Susan encourages us to listen to our inner 80-year-old self, which reminds us that we can be the best version of ourselves, not through some colossal effort to reinvent ourselves, but simply by taking a moment to listen. What advice would your 80-year-old self give you?