by Linda Edelstein | Nov 26, 2012 | Midlife
Many people have written about midlife, me included. One of the most fascinating concepts came from psychologist Carl Jung. Jung talked about the arc of life from birth to death (sun rise to sunset) with midlife obviously falling around the after noon. He posited...
by Linda Edelstein | Aug 22, 2012 | Midlife
Not everyone wants to write a book, but most of us want to write many of the chapters in our own lives. For too many people, this motivation stops at midlife; they concentrate on the aging, the losses, and the aches and forget about the future that still exists....
by Linda Edelstein | Aug 10, 2012 | Midlife
Most people have a picture of the kind of life they want to know before they die. How close we come to that that picture becomes the measure of the quality of our lives. Of course, we cannot change the way that the universe runs; it remains indiffere nt to my desires...
by Linda Edelstein | Jul 23, 2012 | Midlife
I like longitudinal studies because we learn a lot by looking back and reflecting on what we have done/thought/expected. The Harvard Business School’s Class of 1986 was surveyed for its 25th reunion last year and asked about their personal and profe ssional lives now...
by Linda Edelstein | Apr 23, 2012 | Life Ain't For Sissies, Midlife, Personal Growth
Midlife can be a very creative time for two reasons. First, at this stage, people are often ready for a change and have lived long enough, accumulated varied experiences, have a bit of wisdom and can make some interesting choices. Second, they are sick of being told...
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