The boomers have destroyed:
Turn off the TV. Rarely, rarely take in a movie. Borrow books from Boomers who have wonderful libraries that don’t follow the current culture.
You don’t have to be an over-the-hill hippy type to live simply, mostly stay out of debt (low mortgage), enjoy your family, find your fun by working hard...
I’m 63, and strongly influenced by my parents and the way they lived after going through the Great Depression.
My husband and I think very carefully about accumulating things we need, and not accumulating a lot of stuff for the heck of it.
If you want to have a happy life believe God is who He says He is, fight for your family, resist the culture, love what is good, be good to your neighbor, love your country. Remember, life is short, pack it full of good deeds, hard work and happy memories.
There are a lot of us Boomers that live just like my family does. We’re just not making a lot of noise.
It’s not a matter of taking us back to the wonderful,mystical ‘50’s. It’s being your best, and doing what is right in the midst of current events, and the times you’ve been given.
I was referring to the boomers that thought Woodstock was the pivotal moment in their lives and not the Moon Landing, both events occurred in 1969. Every generation prior to mine could look forward to a higher standard of living, rising property values and a social security check.
Great post, WestwardHo!
You don’t have to be an over-the-hill hippy type to live simply, mostly stay out of debt (low mortgage), enjoy your family, find your fun by working hard...
I’m 63, and strongly influenced by my parents and the way they lived after going through the Great Depression. My husband and I think very carefully about accumulating things we need, and not accumulating a lot of stuff for the heck of it.
If you want to have a happy life believe God is who He says He is, fight for your family, resist the culture, love what is good, be good to your neighbor, love your country. Remember, life is short, pack it full of good deeds, hard work and happy memories.
There are a lot of us Boomers that live just like my family does. We’re just not making a lot of noise. It’s not a matter of taking us back to the wonderful,mystical ‘50’s. It’s being your best, and doing what is right in the midst of current events, and the times you’ve been given.
Thank you for such a beautifully put opinion. My parents were a young couple just starting out during the Great Depression and they taught us what is truly important just as yours did.
People who want to blame "boomers" now can look forward to being blamed by the next generation for putting another nail in the coffin of our economy. Allowing Christianity to be removed from every aspect of our lives is the cause of our current woes, IMO.
Turn off the TV. Rarely, rarely take in a movie. Borrow books from Boomers who have wonderful libraries that don’t follow the current culture. You don’t have to be an over-the-hill hippy type to live simply, mostly stay out of debt (low mortgage), enjoy your family, find your fun by working hard...
I’m 63, and strongly influenced by my parents and the way they lived after going through the Great Depression. My husband and I think very carefully about accumulating things we need, and not accumulating a lot of stuff for the heck of it.
If you want to have a happy life believe God is who He says He is, fight for your family, resist the culture, love what is good, be good to your neighbor, love your country. Remember, life is short, pack it full of good deeds, hard work and happy memories.
There are a lot of us Boomers that live just like my family does. We’re just not making a lot of noise.
It’s not a matter of taking us back to the wonderful,mystical ‘50’s. It’s being your best, and doing what is right in the midst of current events, and the times you’ve been given.
-WestwardHo
An outstanding philosophy for LIVING!
Impressed by your post. For the last two years I’ve done just those things you mentioned. I use TV for home movies only...use computer for news. Rarely go out to eat. No longer carry a cell phone....and actually found a push button table top phone I use now.
What I purchase is necesssary and I no longer go “shopping”. Have a list at grocery store and stick to it. I have saved considerable monies doing so.
One does not realize how much “clutter” there is in our consumming and using so much that reallly is insignificant. I am happier for letting go of the non-essentials.