Mid-life...

In the past, the major shift in identity that women faced was the transition from mother to freedom.  Now it is shifting aspirations with the turn of each decade of their lives.

Women enter the workplace with high expectations of career advancement. 

As they enter their 30's and their career focus narrows, they seek meaningful and challenging work.  As they cope with the ongoing inequality in the workplace, their disappointments of dreams unmet, and continually feeling misunderstood and mismanaged, they begin to drop off the corporate ladder. Their personal values and corporate values may become irreconcilable.2

By the time they enter their 40's, many lose their taste for proving themselves.  These women have not faced a crisis, but they are facing a mid-life quest for identity.

 Self-sufficient women fall down a deeper rabbit hole. Mirroring Maslow's hierarchy of human needs, these women feel the muscle of meeting their needs of safety, sustainability and status on their own. And since the 1960's, 

For smart, goal-driven women, a mid-life crisis isn't about recovering lost youth. It's about discovering the application of their greatness. The problem is that no one has defined what "greatness" looks like so the quest has no specific destination.

Having the goal of "being great" is as hard to define as it is to achieve. There is always "the next great thing" to master, which may leave them feeling incomplete.  That is the "Burden of Greatness."

Daycare...

Direction...

Fly...

Saudi Arabia on Friday published new laws that loosen restrictions on women by allowing all citizens women and men alike to apply for a passport and travel freely, ending a long-standing guardianship policy that had controlled women's freedom of movement.

The development is a potential game-changer for Saudi women's rights.

The kingdom's legal system has long been criticized because it treated adult women as minors, requiring they have a man's consent to obtain a passport or travel abroad. Often a woman's male guardian is her father or husband, and in some cases a woman's son.

The changes were widely celebrated by Saudis on Twitter, with many posting memes showing people dashing to the airport with luggage and others hailing the 33-year-old crown prince believed to be the force behind these moves.  

Other changes issued in the decrees allow women to register a marriage, divorce or a child's birth, and obtain official family documents, which could ease hurdles women faced in obtaining a national identity card and enrolling their children in school.

Stolen...

The officer, Keith Buchanan, who graduated from the police academy in 2012, was relieved of all duties and is likely to face charges of criminal mischief, false reporting and discharging a firearm within the city limits, Chief Patrick Smith said at a news conference.  

Citing other officers for their legitimate heroism, Smith said Buchanan's alleged action "is a slap in the face to them and the efforts that they have put out."  

Buchanan was patrolling near railroad tracks along the Birmingham-Tarrant border early on July 21 when he radioed a call for help, with gunshots audible in the background.

Fellow officers searched for Buchanan for more than half an hour before Tarrant officers found him on the ground beside the tracks, "appearing to be unconscious and holding his gun," Smith said. Buchanan's police car was found nearby with a bullet hole through the front window, he said.

"I'm here to talk about stolen valor, stolen honor and an attempt to stage a shooting that has left this department polarized and hanging its head low in disbelief," Smith.

Saoirse...

The Kennedy family is once again grappling with unimaginable loss. Saoirse Kennedy Hill, 22 yo. a granddaughter of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, died Thursday at the family compound on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. 

The 22-year-old Boston College student was set to graduate next year. Her grandmother Ethel Kennedy said in a statement, "the world is a little less beautiful today."

In an op-ed for her high school publication nearly a decade later, Saoirse described a struggle with mental illness. "My depression took root in the beginning of my middle school years and will be with me for the rest of my life," she wrote. She said she took a leave of absence from school to get treatment, and encouraged others to be open about their struggles.

Teeth...

The candidates started beating each other up. The outcome is horrible, as some advanced over destroying others rather than having a sensible plan to present. Just a thought.

Civility...

Backside...

The NY police department not in love with its mayor. [40,000]
NYSHA residents are not far behind. [400,000]
Subway riders, daily riders would like to imitate.the NYPD reaction. [5,000,000]

Wallet...