Being a Boomer, Change for the Better

I'm a boomer and proud to say so. With so many people crossing the line from "youth" to middle age we are now a majority. When we were talking the talk of not trusting anyone over thirty, did we not think we would make it this far? Did we not believe that life would lead us down the path to fifty? How naive were we? When I think of that now, I smile and ask myself, how dumb were you back then Faylee? The answer never changes, "Pretty dumb", I whisper to myself.

Now that I'm here and I see how wonderful it is, I'm amazed God didn't start us at this age. We know who we are, as a person. We do have value to input into the lives of other's. Mostly we understand the differences in each of us. The differences that make the core of our being. Those differences are not a bad thing. We can use them to build a friendship or relationship, with each of us still being true to who we are.

Some of the changes, in the 50 years of being you, are:

[1] A better outlook on lifeSmall things do not bother you anymore. So, what it's going to rain, I'll get wet or find that umbrella I lost 3 years ago.

[2] A better sex lifeYou are no longer in a hurry to get it over with before the kids find you. You and your pardoner can have second or third helpings and still have plenty of time for cuddling.

[3] FreedomYou can go to a matinee movie and eat all the popcorn. You can sing at the top of your lungs in the car and no one cares.

[4] You finally know what "I'm alone but not lonely" means. Being by yourself is not a deadly thing.

[5] We try harder because we know time isn't on our side. We will stay up all night reading that book, just because.

[6] We love stronger.We know the deep feeling of caring about someone does not go away in an instant. When you see them at their worst and keep loving them, then you know it's real. Having 50 years of learning to love to that degree is an outstanding thing.

So to all my fellow boomers, hurray for us. May we live to have 50 more years of experience.

Faylee