Comments on: Midlife Magic

By: Barbara @ Hole In The Donut Travels

Barbara @ Hole In The Donut Travels — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:02:20 +0000

Absolutely great article! Well researched and thoughtful – sure to be a help to anyone suffering through a midlife crisis.

By: Murphy Ortiz

Murphy Ortiz — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:55:57 +0000

I really enjoyed the post. For me (at least so far), midlife has been more “magic” than “crisis”. I can relate to the fact that major events in our life prompt this midlife change. After caring for my terminal ill mother until she passed, becoming an empty nester,and needing major surgery, I guess I started to think about my own life and my own mortality. It was only after my surgery and the birth of my first grandchild that I realized life is too short not to plan time for the things we really want to do in our life. If we wait too long, it may be too late. So my midlife magic was realizing that I am happy with who I am and that I needed to enjoy what was most important to me.

By: Bill Roiter

Bill Roiter — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:29:43 +0000

I see a mid-life crisis as a tough time of life when you know what you don’t want and don’t know what you do want. Do you know what you want?

By: Cindy L

Cindy L — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:51:47 +0000

Excellent post. You hit the nail on the head, too, as to how women handle midlife crisis differently. As a new empty nester who’s caring for a widowed mother AND experiencing serious changes in her profession (journalism), I view midlife as an opportunity for growth and change. Painful, sometimes, but “crisis” also means opportunity. The toughest part — in our culture, especially — is giving ourselves permission to slow down and be patient as we work through these changes.

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Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:41:41 +0000

[...] Have you all visited the Boomer Cafe yet? The Boomer Cafe is a relatively new website set up just for us. It’s a great place to find out what other boomers are up to, share your own stories, or tell other boomers about your new book! That’s what I did today. Go see an excerpt from Midlife Magic! [...]