You may be thinking we had our day, now what? Well, there's lots to do in the weeks and months ahead.
New Seniors have plenty on our plates.
There's the fight for fairness in health care and other issues affecting those 65+.
Making our voices heard when it comes to electing representatives who understand and respect our needs.
Connecting with other New Seniors.
Being a force for good in our communities and for generations to come.
Plus much more.
Before reaching 65, New Seniors never let the grass grow under our feet.
Maybe that's why we got here is such good shape - mentally, physically and so many other ways.
Along the way, we acquired a base of knowledge and experience unmatched by any other generation.
As sons and daughters of the Great Depression and World War II (born between 1930 and 1945), we knew what it was like to experience sacrifice, even though we did not realize how difficult things were at the time.
We were the first to be rocketed into higher education, because our parents wanted us to have more opportunities to succeed than they did.
We got into the work world as it was exploding and were trained to move up in our chosen fields.
We saw the civil rights and women's rights movements change the way the country interacted.
Except for a few, we never fought in a war, but we did experience the impact of the Vietnam era war protests.
Also, we saw America turn on its military and lose its first war.
We suffered through the Watergate incident which lead to the first resignation of a US president.
And we saw the summer of discontent erupt into riots in the city streets.
We were there when television came on the scene, air travel become commonplace, credit cards were introduced and man first walked on the moon.
And the technology that stemmed from the space program brought us all kinds of things.
Included were: Tang, cordless drills, smoke detectors, dust busters, hand-held calculators, personal computers and much more.
And we saw the once-powerful Soviet Union implode, real estate prices go through the roof, the tech bubble burst, 9/11 and its aftermath, two wars in the Middle East, suicide boomers of all kinds and the worst financial crisis since the Great Recession, which is yet to end.
You might say we have seen it all.
"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger," may be a quote that applies to New Seniors.
The simple fact is we have lived through much and as a result have much to offer to our families, friends and communities.
On a broad basis or individually, we are the historians, the teachers the voice of understanding and reason.
If you are not involved in helping others, making a difference where you live and inspiring younger people to do the same, then you must ask if you are a New Senior in name only.
Because it is our responsibility to gave back to America what we were freely given.
Log on to http://www.
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