Anyone scrolling through social media or reading online blogs these days will likely come across a handful of captions and references of people proclaiming to be “living their best life.” But for Rachel and Alfred Meisels, a retired teacher and ophthalmologist respectively, they truly live with purpose each day, taking full advantage to explore, learn and help others.

Here are 10 things to know about Rachel and Al:

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  1. Rachel was born and bred in Baltimore. Al was born in Vienna, Austria.
  2. They met on a blind date over 55 years ago in Baltimore, MD.
  3. Advice for a long marriage? “A sense of humor certainly helps,” says Rachel. Al agrees that humor can be the key to a successful marriage and jokingly adds “agreeing with your spouse also helps to keep your marriage intact.”
  4. Their love and friendship for each other helped the Meisels thrive as they raised three children together in the Baltimore area. They are Bubbie and Zaidy/Grandma and Grandpa to two grandchildren.
  5. Rachel’s parents were very active in the Baltimore Jewish community growing up. Her father, at one point, was president of the Jewish Museum of Maryland (JMM), and Rachel herself later became the president of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) in Baltimore.

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The Associated Contributors are writers from The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore.