Baby Boomer (1946-1954)

The generation of people born after the second World War are known as the Baby Boomers. These individuals have experienced many important events in their lifetime, including the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Kennedy Assassinations, Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Apollo 11 moon landing. In seeking the perspective of a Baby Boomer, I had the opportunity to speak with former marketer and elementary education teacher Kathy Beringer, who grew up in Chicago, and now currently resides in Glendale, Arizona. 

1. Follow your dreams, listen to your heart, use your knowledge and intuition as a guide, be kind to others and yourself and treat people the way you would like to be treated.
2. I think every lesson learned – either through failure or triumph – has been an important one. I also think learning from the lesson and putting it to good use is just as important.
3. The pleasure and joy you create within yourself by bringing joy to others.
4. I feel every age is important. The early developing years to the wonderful Golden Years all create steppingstones for us to advance through life to make ourselves into the best human we can possibly be, and continue to contribute to society in every way we possibly can.
5. My siblings and family. My siblings are still a very important part of my life, even at my current age. I feel the difference in the society structure and educational system of yesterday made life easier to understand and less complicated.
6. I am proud of what I have accomplished in my life and how I lived my life.
7. I want to be remembered as a good generous person that people were proud to know.