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…
