Transitions (40th Anniversary Edition): Making Sense of Life's Changes

We have it backward. Endings are the first, not the last, act of the play.

the transition always starts with an ending.

Changes that are so deep and far-reaching are unlikely to disappear with time.

It is no wonder that people who have silenced those inner signals find meaningful careers difficult to launch and to maintain, or that when they encounter times of transition, they are so confused and

The transition that brought you to this place cannot be undone. Even

third thing to do is important: take things step by step,

The thirties can be a time of new or renewed commitment to what Levinson calls “the tribe,” some social grouping that has particular importance for the individual.

is likely to reflect your childhood family situation,

Rule number three: although it is advantageous to understand your own style of endings, some part of you will resist that understanding as though your life depended on it.

You will need to work out ways of going on while the inner work is being done.