Mid-life crisis as a wake-up call and a turning point

Mid-life awakenings

It frequently happens in middle age, that sudden onset of a seeming temporary flight of fancy that discards plans that had been built for years in pursuit of an elusive dream, a forgotten cherished hobby, or passions that had once been sacrificed on the altar of pragmatism. A highly successful magazine editor, on top of her game, quits the prestige, the perks, and the power…to just “help out” in a small family-owned resort in a distant province. A communications executive who turns her back on a stable and high-paying job to finally concentrate on acting…and in the low-paying theater circuit, to boot. An educator who has a couple of degrees and several published journals to her name eventually eschews the academic life to learn and teach…the more physical, sensual art of spa massages.


That it usually happens when one reaches his or her 40’s is no accident. As told to me by a friend and colleague who experienced one such internal revolution, it’s like some kind of subconscious realization dawns that the mid-mark of life has been passed. A first half of a person’s living years is over—and he is facing the final second act of his life, with lesser energy, lesser physical stamina, resources that now demand some kind of prioritization for its use, and perhaps narrower choices.

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