The idea that midlife heralds the start of decline, and that acceptance of growing limitations is the only mature way to deal with aging is still the mainstream way of dealing with midlife, however, midlife is exciting because it is a time when people have the opportunity to re-examine even their most basic assumptions and take advantage of the gift that the 20th Century gave us; an extra three years of life expectancy for each decade of that century.
“The midlife years can be a period of unprecedented opportunity for inner growth.”
Harvard Business Review, Feb 2008