by Wendy - Hey, Boomer | Oct 14, 2020 | Aging, Blog, Possibilities, Reflections
I just started reading a book called Think Like A Monk by Jay Shetty. The very first chapter is about Identity. He opens that chapter with a quote from sociologist Charles Horton Cooley that says, “I am not what I think I am, and I am not what you think I am. I am...
by Wendy - Hey, Boomer | Oct 7, 2020 | Aging, Blog, Possibilities
Do you remember the first time you had to stand up in front of the class and present a report or a project you did? Do you remember the butterflies in your stomach, the fear that you would not be able to speak or that someone would laugh at you? At some point, you had...
by Wendy - Hey, Boomer | Sep 22, 2020 | Aging, Blog, Community, Possibilities, Reflections
Erik Erickson (a well-respected psychologist and psychoanalyst) described the stages of Adult Development as: Intimacy vs. IsolationGenerativity vs. StagnationEgo Integrity vs. Despair Generativity is the stage of Middle Adulthood, the stage that many of us are in. I...
by Wendy - Hey, Boomer | Sep 16, 2020 | Blog, Community, Possibilities
Dan Halyburton, a Volunteer Coordinator with the American Red Cross was talking to Hey, Boomer about unselfishly giving of yourself and your time to help others.He said, “I left a 9-5 job, but I didn’t walk away from being active and engaged.” He tells his friends,...
by Wendy - Hey, Boomer | Sep 2, 2020 | Blog, Community, Possibilities
I just sent off an email to my children and their spouses to encourage them to consider working the polls for the November election. Traditionally, people in my age group and older have been the ones working the polls. This year, because of the Covid-19 virus, most of...
by Wendy - Hey, Boomer | Aug 26, 2020 | Blog, Community, Possibilities
On Monday, I spoke with Lauren Brophy from the Apple Valley Inn B&B and the Candy Apple Shoppes about what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. There were three big take-aways for me.1. Value your employees and your customers 2. Life has a lot more to offer...
