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| My dear daughters many years ago! |
This is the blog that most bloggers would write before the holidays when their readers are interested in how to make the holidays this year better than the fiasco of the year before! Unfortunately, I am an observer of life and often I only get my Ah Ha! moments after the fact! I still like to think I learn from the pain and move forward into the gain but some lessons I seem to keep re-learning - if only to allow them to sink more deeply into my spirit.
We have just recently moved into a 50+ complex and have started socializing with many others of similar age or, at least, of the same generation. As Boomers we have been at the forefront of many trends and changes that swept the country. Our "burn the bra" phase symbolized the giant leap we hoped for in a wishful world mirroring gender equality at home and work. Our music embraced the introduction of rock and roll and opened the door for a generation that produced some great musicians and lasting trends. We were also the generation that pushed divorce from the closet of shame to the banner of redemption (although that trend is reversing, thank goodness!). Whether it was due to the "free love" connection our parents warned us about or the increase in financial equality experienced by the two income families we purported as the way to go, the divorce rate increased. That, I found, is mirrored in the strata we live in today.
