The Half-Lived Life: Overcoming Passivity and Rediscovering Your Authentic Self

So this is my life? What happened to the person I thought I might be at this stage of the game? Where did that person go?  Why am I feeling like I m just treading water, trying to stay one step ahead of my bills and obligations.  Anyway, I m just too tired at this point to try to figure out where that other person went.  But I sure expected to be living a different life than this one.Most people in their forties, fifties, and beyond catch themselves saying something similar to this. Everyone has a mental image of the person they want to be, but few of us actually fulfill these wishes. Once people realize they are living a completely different life than they d envisioned, they often think it is too late to change and carry on with the same old habits.