Apr 22 2009
Who knew a Boomer would know that?
Boomers: How many times have you surprised yourself with something you thought you didn’t know, but you did! In midlife we sometimes begin to worry about loss of memory. How many times have you gone into a room, only to not remember why you went in there in the first place? Or where are those keys you keep losing?
Just as surprising however are all the things you do remember. It could be the name of a state capital you suddenly remembered when you and your friends were looking at travel magazines, planning your next trip to Yellowstone National Park. Who knew that Cheyenne is the Capital of Wyoming? Somewhere in the deep recesses of your brain that small factoid came out just when you needed it.
You have lots of surprises inside! Lots of wisdom. And the older you get, the more wisdom you find within. Every midlifer has stories to tell. I remember playing Trivial Pursuit with my aunt. I was in my thirties, she in her late seventies. Everyone else was in their twenties and absolutely certain they knew more than any two of us combined. We paired up and I chose my aunt as partner. Good thing to. When it came to movie stars, broadway musicals, sports teams of the mid 1900’s she was an encyclopedia! We beat the other teams, hands down. Of course if the game had been anything other than the first edition which was published back in the early 1980’s we would have been stumped.
Never underestimate how much you know, Boomers. Every day you add to your library of wisdom and knowledge. Sometimes it takes a little while to dig down and find the fact you are looking for. But that’s because there’s so much there to dig through!
