As my readers have no doubt noticed, I am not necessarily the happiest guy around. In fact, malaise and I are well acquainted. A mid-life crisis? Perhaps. But I recently read a short blurb is "The Atlantic" that may more adequately explain my mid-life mood.
It seems that researchers*, after studying over 500,000 Americans and Europeans, have found that happiness in life bottoms out for people In their 40s and then rises again as those same people move into their "golden years." Since I will turn 47 this November, I am now due to turn the corner and move back toward a more "happy, happy, joy, joy" state of mind. Yea! I can hardly wait; I am sure that many of you can’t wait either.
*Study mentioned in "The Atlantic," May 2008, page 20)
Last 3 posts in life
- A "Good Friday" Christian - March 19th, 2008
- On Second Thought - March 18th, 2008
- New Host and Now Nothing to Say - March 17th, 2008
Jim wrote,
So how do you explain your twenties and thirties?
Link | April 18th, 2008 at 11:42 am