I keep reading studies that say that the 50's are often one of the happiest, most satisfying decades of people's lives, and all I can think is, a REALLY STEEP CURVE is going to have to kick in in a couple months, to get me from here to "happy".

So many things are hard, and so few are satisfying. Some of it is just me and the state of my life, but a good chunk of it is the state of the country and the world.

So, I'm sorry you're stuck in a similar rut, it sounds like, but solidarity at least!