Divorce for the Baby Boomer Generation
What you might be Feeling as you go through the Stages of Divorce…
Divorce for those of us over the age of 45 seems to have an even greater impact on our lives. We have spent years raising a family, working and saving, making plans together for our golden years and BOOM! It ends.
There are issues that people over 45 have that others simply do not have…
It is frightening and often devastating to find us alone and starting over at this point in our lives. We have been out of the social scene for years, even decades. We are physically different then we were when we were single. We may have been out of the workforce for years. Our social world has revolved around an extended family and other couples for so many years that this new landscape is absolutely menacing.
Time is no Longer Seemingly Infinite
We are now faced with the reality that we release all the plans that we had and think about what we want to do with the rest of our lives. We have to create new dreams, a new bucket list so to speak. If there are things that we have always longed to do, to be or to have, then it’s now or never.
Baby Boomers have the Advantage
We realize that we are a great deal wiser now than we once were. We have a much deeper sense of what holds meaning for us. Even the pain of the divorce has reinforced what we know to be true about life. Yes, with age and experience comes wisdom and freedom.
What is Important to us Now?
In our twenties, thirties and even forties, life’s realities were major factors in the decisions we made. We often took jobs in order to pay the mortgage and raise our families. We now have the chance to make choices that are run less by life’s circumstances or our spouse’s desires and more by what is truly important to us. What matters to us now, our values and passions are very different from ten, twenty or thirty years ago.
The Time to Act is NOW!
How do we want to spend the rest of our lives?
What do you want to do with this one, precious life that you have?
Now is the time to begin this inquiry so that you can maximize the quality of our life from this point forward. Time is no longer infinite.
Let’s talk.
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