Mid-life crisis for me was facing empty nest (hell), facing mess of a marriage, attempting a third child (lost to miscarriage at mid-term). Losing too many family members and a lot of precious pets, all in a short time. Suddenly all the beauty and charm - and fun! - of youth was GONE. Gone, gone. All I could see was a long and painful slide down, down toward death.


I've slowly rebuilt in many ways. I'm still in the shadows, though. Not having immense hope for standing in the true light ever again. Hopefully I'm wrong.