Half over or Half way to go?

Filling out a survey online today, I had to enter my age, which is *cough*, oh, never mind.  Anyway.  I had the thought that I am at that age when many people have their mid life crises.  And I wondered if I feel the need for one, or am I happy with my life the way it is?  Well, I am happy -and beside the obvious (my family and friends) I think it's also because of what I do.  I think many people that have a mid life crisis are realizing that their life is half over - and have they made a difference in the world?  Have they influenced lives or left their mark?  Will people remember what they did?  Will there be a symbol of their life after they're gone?   Well, I guess I'm really fortunate to say, yes, I've done that.

I was at a neighborhood meeting last night and a longtime neighbor told me "Your portraits are all over our house."   What a great thought!  To know that something I helped create is going to be treasured by that family for generations.  So, I guess I don't need a mid-life crisis.  I've made my mark.  Sure, it hasn't impacted many people beyond the Lansing area, but what I've done has been important to a lot of people, and they treasure their photographs.  Photographs I created.  That's my mark.