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Life is in the transitions. His point is even more true today: We can’t ignore these central times of life; we can’t wish or will them away. We have to accept them, name them, mark them, share them, and eventually convert them into a new and vital fuel for remaking our life stories.
Nearly everyone I spoke to said that at least one aspect of their lives was off schedule, off course, out of sync, out of order.
My definition: A lifequake is a forceful burst of change in one’s life that leads to a period of upheaval, transition, and renewal.
What kind of person do I want to be? What story do I want to tell? What gives me meaning?
“Meaning makes a great many things endurable—perhaps everything.”
Modern social science backs this up. Children raised with tough love are more likely to have well-developed character;
Women tend to want support for their projects; men want independence to finish theirs.
