[If there's a common denominator, it's boomers finding more meaning in how they spend their time.] They don't want to be taken out of circulation, ... They want to unplug from the pressures, yes, but they want to plug back in to something they're passionate about: Maybe they always wanted to make violins or save the homeless kids on the mall. Now, the mortgage and orthodontic-bill pressure is gone and they can do things they've always wanted to do.

Lisa Anderson