This is A New Old Lady’s Guide To Globalism, a newsletter about Understanding The Great Reset From The Lens Of A Boomer.
It’s true. I’m a new old lady.
I turned 60 two weeks ago. At fifty-nine, I still felt safe from being “old,” but just barely.
I hadn’t lamented my fifties all that much because that decade is still firmly in middle-age territory. But the sixties? Not so much. For twelve months, I counted down, knowing sixty would find me, probably hiding behind a Lululemon rack somewhere.
I wish I could say that I am approaching this last third of my life as others have before me—-planning retirement, or buying an RV, finding a passion to keep me busy…but I’ve known for a long time that what lies before us are unprecedented times. There will be years of confusion and upheaval— and before I lose you here, I hope you will give me a chance to explain.
We come from a generation of well-educated and patriotic Americans. We have the ability to understand and adapt to the times we live in. Perhaps you’ve noticed that life has taken a rather dark turn in the past six years or more—slowly at first and now with increasing speed.
Your intuition isn’t failing you, but it seems to me that many Boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, are having a hard time adapting their lens and seeing the present the way it should be seen—with an honest view of the changes happening in our country and in our world.
In some ways, our past stops us from seeing the present. We were brought up in an age of optimism and immense patriotism for our country, and we are used to applauding heroes, politicians, sports figures, Hollywood actors, and people—like Bill Gates, who helped bring us into a new era of technology. We have an immeasurable amount of trust for our heroes and our institutions. We’re accustomed to viewing the world in a particular way and it’s a difficult thing to let go of.
But we must.
We must let go of the past now so we can step up and protect our future and the people in our lives whom we hope we can leave a better world to. The Boomers I know seem confused, reluctant to talk about what’s happening, afraid to speak up, and have formed a bubble where they feel safe.
However hard it is to hear, you are not safe there.
So, what I’d like to do is help you better understand the times we are living in—one page at a time. I will ask nothing of you but to have an open mind, and hopefully, at some point, have the courage to step forward and claim the future back for humanity—especially the people whom you love the most.