The Tao of Midlife Crisis

I've written on this topic, as regular readers know, but today found an articulate, focused, elegant, and uplifting website created by Casey Kochmer called PersonalTao.com.

The truth, he writes, is that "Midlife Crisis is really a midlife transformation."

An excerpt: "....Midlife Crisis represents a deeper possibility for a person to become their dreams. However, those dreams are hard to realize within an unsupportive society and without clear personal understanding of the actual experience. People often end up hurting themselves in the process of trying to change. A person's life carries a lot of momentum from the past that tumbles them about heedlessly upon trying to change to be something new.

Midlife Crisis is an unfortunate label applied to those working through these transitional times of their life. So the first step to understanding this process is to understand what crisis is: Crisis is a turning point when change must happen to prevent the break down of the former order of things. Crisis is not a time of trouble: unless doing (sic) nothing. Crisis is a time for transformation and opportunity."

He offers a free online book or download for those interested in experiencing the Tao Way.

Comments

[Cameron]

Life just seemed so much easier when I was going through midlife. I am through it....I think. I believe folks need to get on with building the rest of their lives with significant others. That's how you get started and that's how you end. Middle age crazy happens because we take our eyes off the prize. It's not cars and junk, it's the person you left your first home for.