Ringin’ In the New Year—Over Fifty Style
Ta-da! We’ve made it! 2008 was a difficult year for many of us. If you’re over fifty, you’ve likely seen a large portion of your life savings melt away and your homes drop in value just when you’d finally paid off that wretched mortgage. As boomers, this current major economic downturn was truly unexpected. Financial hardship was the lot of our parents’ generation—certainly not ours.
Despite the obvious, however, there is an underlying reservoir of strength and spunk that will sustain us throughout these tough times. In fact, as boomer women, we’ve already displayed our courage and tenacity in overcoming tremendous odds. In a single generation, we’ve blasted away three thousand years of male domination to carve out a totally new role for women: equality in the home and in the workplace. So, a little economic hardship ain’t gonna stop us now.
In fact, we’ll just get a bit more creative, support one another even more, and dig our way out of this. I’m betting that 2009 will be a year of great transformation and a coming together of people. We’ve got a new administration that supports these goals and, according to numerology, 2009 (2+0+0+9=11, 1+1=2) is a “2” year. This means the new annum should be a time of “balance and union.” With these ends in mind, I’m going to start series of posts on bringing balance back into our lives in several areas: health, career, relationships, spirituality, and others.
People call this time “the dead of winter.” It is anything but. As the weather chills and the days are marked by early darkness, we yearn to go inside—both physically and through our own internal thoughts. It’s a time for reflection, for reassessment, and for gathering ideas and energy for the rebirth of spring.
So, let’s take some time, come together in shared reflection, assess our lives, and make our plans to move forward with renewed vigor. 2009 is a brand new fresh start and we, as women over fifty, are both ready and able to make the most of it!
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January 2nd, 2009 at 7:42 am
I second that: ’2009 is a brand new fresh start’
- let’s create a new world with more balance and new opportunities. BTW, I turned fifty in December, so I’m a little over fifty now:)
Happy New Year!
December 30th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Winter is my favorite time of year. I love the snap of cold air and the wonderment the new year becons from someplace deep inside … possibility, hope, excitment of the unknown. Lfe is good! And, I love that this is a “2″ year…thanks for the inspirational post once again, Eileen.
December 29th, 2008 at 11:03 am
It was about when I entered my 50s that I first noticed how beautiful mature trees are in the winter. The tones of their wood, the graceful curve of their branches and limbs, their audacity to stand just as tall when they are bare naked as when in full bloom! THanks, Eileen, for the reminder!
December 28th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
You and Joyce must ahve gotten your heads together over this one. You have said some things I hadn’t thought about before. Winter being a time to be intropsective and come indoors parallels nature with bears hibernatin. I would love to experience a week or so of lying around reading, watching TV, or anything else I want to do. As for the economy, it is up to us to make a difference. We are the generation with the optimistic attitude. We are the generation who made things happen. You are defininitely a leader!
December 28th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
In Australia, it’s summer! Baby birds are swarking. Roses are blooming. Here in the Southern Highlands everything is lush and green, full of new life. A great way to begin the new year.
December 27th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
“Strength and spunk” is what it takes to get through the next phase of our journey. I am confident, as you have indicated, that 2009 will be a great year! The possibilities are limitless!!! Being connected to other like-minded people certaily helps speed the process along.
December 27th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
This year.. a time of “balance and union”. I like that. 2008 has been tough and I have hope that 2009 will be better.
December 27th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
You tell ‘em! The rest of the world may be moanin’ and groanin’ but the Baby Boomer Divas see the opportunities ahead and positioning themselves to take advantage of them. 2009 is going to be a great year! I’m looking forward to your blog series.
December 27th, 2008 at 9:50 am
Yes! (fist bunching the air) I think 2009 is going to be an awesome year! I love the beginning of a new year that is so full of possibilities