Big news!  We are almost ready to debut a new website
that will  bring Boomers International, and all of our current
and future members well into the new Millenium!  Our staff
(yes we now have executive staff!  Can you believe it??) has 
been working daily to bring you a bigger, better,  and more 
value packed Boomers International website.  You will be very
surprised by the new services and content we have included. 
But I need all of you to please write me as we move forward, 
and let us know what you like, and what you may not like 
as much.  After all, it is for you.  We have been heartened by 
your positive response to what we are trying to do.  We believe 
that you have a vision of what you want on the net.  We have 
heard your wish for more spiritual areas, as well as business 
and gender issues. 

We intend to continue the areas you have used most, and add
many more.  I will send you a personal invitation to our new
debut, and ask that you let me know what you think.  I know
you'll be as excited as I am now.

As we move firmly into the new millenium, we here at Boomers
International have dreams of service and connections far
beyond what we have done in the past.  And we invite you
to join us, as we try to make this ever shrinking world, a little
bit better.
	
So let me close this and wish you continued Peace, prosperity,
and most of all Love in your life.

Jeri Maier,  
Executive Director,
Boomers International 
http://boomersint.org/
Boomers International Club At Yahoo
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/boomersinternational

 
"I believe that as spiritual beings on a journey in a
physical world, we are here to learn and grow into
wholeness. From a cosmic view,  each thing that happens to
us, whether we perceive it to be "good" or "bad", has an
underlying meaning with positive intention. Even the most
tragic crises of our lives can enhance the development of our 
souls if we learn to see them as lessons and opportunities 
instead of as mistakes, accidents, bad luck, or punishment.

I believe that the physical world is a mirror of the world within
us, and that the principles explaining the functioning of the
universe are the same as those that guide our inner lives. 
For example, the Hermetic Principle of Polarity, which states
"Everything is Dual: everything has poles; everything has its
pair of opposites..." applies both to the physical and meta-
physical worlds. The ancient adage, "As without, so within"
is another way of expressing this relationship. One implication
is that if we want to gain a better understanding of events in
the outer world, we should reflect on the events of our inner
lives. "

Jean Raffa is the author of The Bridge to Wholeness:
A Feminine Alternative to the Hero Myth and Dream 
Theatres of the Soul: Empowering the Feminine through
Jungian Dream Work. Her work focuses on spiritual and
psychological growth, the empowerment of women,
generating reverence for the feminine principle and
creating partnership between masculinity and femininity.
Besides practicing this in her daily living, she shares this
with others through her writing and speaking engagements. 

By Permission : Jean Benedict Raffa
E-mail Jean at: Jeanraffa@aol.com 
©1999 Jean Benedict Raffa, Ed.D.