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Midlife is a state of mind, not of age. For some, it's a second start, for others, it invites wanderlust. Midlife is when mortality stands visibly on the horizon. It's a time to live deliberately, to see new possibilities, to attend to our bodies, to point our souls to the next act.

Chat: Journal staff writer Mark Arsenault and photographer John Freidah have spent the last year reporting stories about people in midlife. Read the transcript of their July 11, 2006, chat.

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BEING THERE FOR HER MOTHER
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Your turn: Have you ever cared for an ailing parent or family member?

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Sunday, July 23, 2006

Big brother
'BIG BROTHER'
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Your turn: Do you volunteer your time as a way to feel more fulfilled?

On the homefront
ON THE HOMEFRONT
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Your turn: How do you feel about cosmetic surgery and the battle to keep age at bay?

A six minute date
A SIX MINUTE DATE
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Your turn: Have you tried singles events to avoid the bar scene?

Sunday, July 16, 2006

For better or worse
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
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Your turn: What do you do to keep your marriage happy -- during good times and bad?

A new look
A NEW LOOK
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Your turn: Have you changed your physical appearance to defy aging?

Treasured time
TREASURED TIME
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Your turn: How do you keep in touch with your elderly parents and check on their well-being?

Sunday, July 9, 2006

An aging body
AN AGING BODY
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Your turn: What do
you do to ward off the
aches and pains
of aging?

First finish line
FIRST FINISH LINE
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Your turn: Have you
adopted an exercise
regimen or diet to regain
a healthy lifestyle?

Life's journey
LIFE'S JOURNEY
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Your turn: Did you
make a midlife
career change?

Sunday, July 2, 2006

Skydiving thrill
SKYDIVING THRILL
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Your turn: Have you fulfilled a long-standing desire try something new?

A daughters last duty
A DAUGHTER'S LOSS
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Your turn: How have you handled the death of a parent?

Thirty years later
THIRTY YEARS LATER
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Your turn: How did your last class reunion go?

Slide show: Send in a photo that symbolizes your midlife.