Forget Economic Meltdown. The Far More Important Worry: “Is Your Life What You Hoped It Would Be?” Why Haven’t You Added “Recareering” to the Top of Your Dance Card?
October 13, 2008 by Anne
Filed under Anne Holmes, Blog, Relationships & Family, Spirit & Faith
You’ve probably received your share of those sappy email forwards people pass around to remind themselves that we still care about each other. I just got one that ended with a comment worthy of sharing with you:
‘Life may not be the party we hoped for… but while we are here we might as well dance!’
Hmmm. A Bit of Upbeat Advice to Live Life with Passion Amidst All the Teeth-gnashing Financial Angst in My Mailbox Lately.
It Immediately Reminds Me Of Another Great Dance Aphorism: “Dance with the one what brung ya,” …
Baby Boomers Worry: Is It Possible to Keep an Attitude of Gratitude Amidst Hurricanes, Bank Failures, Foreclosures, Rising Unemployment, Lying Politicians and a Plunging Dow?
September 19, 2008 by Anne
Filed under Anne Holmes, Blog, Spirit & Faith
As you experience the media these days you are no doubt overwhelmed with stories of doom, gloom, horror and despair.
As one normally upbeat and independent Boomer woman recently observed, chain-smoking nervously: “I’m worried. All I have to my name is my home, my retirement fund and social security. If things keep going the way they are, I’ll have to take in a roommate, or marry my boyfriend, just to survive.”
With comments like these being expressed daily, it’s no wonder the Pew Research Center reported that America’s Baby Boomers “are in a collective funk.”
The Pew Report Went on to Note That Boomers See Trouble Ahead and Less Progress Over Time…
Bucket List Redux: Is Starting Your Personal Dream List Frustrating You? Or Maybe You’ve Got the List, But You Can’t Figure Out How to “Make It Happen?”
September 16, 2008 by Anne
Filed under Anne Holmes, Blog, Work, Money & Retirement
Clearly the desire to create a list of things you want to experience before you die; a “dream” – or “bucket” – list is popular with Baby Boomers. It’s also exciting many of you who are a bit older…
After our recent post about making a “Bucket List,” one of our readers shared his story of his lifelong dream of sailing a boat around the Eastern half of the United States. He said he’d envisioned the trip this way:
- He’d start in the Midwest, sailing from the Upper Mississippi River down to New Orleans
- Then he’d sail out into the Gulf, around Florida via the Intercoastal Waterway
- Next lap would be up the Atlantic Coast, into the Chesapeake Bay
- Continue west into New York, down the Erie Canal
- Onward through the Canadian Heritage Canals and through the Great Lakes
- Finally he would complete the circle, sailing back to the Mississippi River
Amazingly, He Actually Completed His Dream Trip This Summer, At the Age of 78. Along the Way, He Found Out That:
