QUOTE : That is the beauty and terror of midlife...one day...I began to wonder: Can I tweak my script? Is it possible to play up the core elements of my identity in my own life that I glimpsed as early as kindergarten - curiosity and listening, telling stories and using those skills to entice people into caring about big ideas - and eliminate the parts I no longer had the desire or energy to do? And how on earth do I do that?<br /><br />...Part of midlife's challenge is to closely examine the old script - the one that family and society writes for you, the one in which you are meeting everyone else's expectations - and see if it needs revision. The new script is tailored to your core identity - your own talents, passions, and personality - and these should shape your goals. For some, this means a major revision...For others, it means rechanneling one's energies just a few degrees into something that gives them meaning and verve.