The roaring 40s

This past January I celebrated my 43 birthday. It was no significant milestone in and of itself except that I noticed a strange thing. From the time I turned 40, I did what I believe a lot of people do. I completed a thorough life analysis.My partner and I have had many conversations about it as she has done ( and continues to do) the same thing. I can't help but wonder if this process is the "midlife crisis" we hear about as kids. Maybe, the midlife crisis is a natural process brought on by ageing. The purpose of this process would be to give you an opportunity to "grade" your success at the thing called life. A so called mid life exam. You get to see your progress and make the changes necessary to get the most out of life - should you choose to do so.

So what is the strange thing I mentioned? Its strange that the process seemed to end unnoticed by me. It goes from being a daily question and answer period to being...just comfortable. Now, this is my experience and maybe to others the process will take longer or shorter. The thing is, I enjoyed it. I needed it. I found it to be extremely interesting and exhilarating. But...I'm glad its over too. I now feel I know who I am, where I am going and who I will share the journey with better than at any time previous in my life. Now I can just get on with living a good life; one of my own design!