Frequently things we consider disasters – losing a job, a marriage break-up, failing an exam - are in fact miracles in disguise and years later when people look back at them, they can identify that this was a major turning point in their lives.

This is your life and it’s very precious – your job is to live life to the full, no matter how desperate you think things are. Have faith that things will work out and remember you are never alone - Lorna Byrne "Angels in My Hair"

....She slammed down her hand to drive her point home.
“I can’t put it in a timeframe but I would say it’s not too far off.
How can I explain it? It’s as if everything that’s happened in your
life so far has been in chapters, and what is about to come is a
whole new book!”
She looked very pleased with herself at that explanation.
I was only too happy to hand over my $20 at such good news.
Actually, I didn’t hand it over, Margaret told me just to place it
on the table. Meanwhile, she finished tidying her tarot cards into
neat piles. It was this thing again that mediums and healers have
about not touching the money they receive.
“Thank you so much Margaret. This has given me a real lift!” I
enthused as I headed for the door.
“You’re just a late starter. It’s never too late to be happy you
know!” she called out. I looked over my shoulder and saw that
she was polishing the crystal ball with the sleeve of her jacket.

What the hell am I doing here anyway?
I wailed and flung the bar of soap against the bathroom
door with all my force. As I watched it slither down to
the floor, weeks of pent-up emotions erupted, and I finally
burst into tears.

If you’re looking for somewhere to have a good cry, the bathtub is as good a place as any. My tears mingled with the water, as I slid down and immersed my head. For a split second, I wondered what death by drowning would be like, but resurfaced quickly. No man was worth dying for.

I was angry and frustrated. My impulsiveness had finally got me into a situation I couldn’t handle. True, this crummy house we’d bought was not helping matters, but the main problem was the stranger I’d married.

What is he playing at?

He’d said he was just going for a ride around the block, but that was hours ago. How many rides around the block was it going to take to clear his screwed-up head?

Creativity is Ageless – Take Heart from famous Late Starters
“There is no denying the problems that accompany ageing. But what has been universally denied is the potential. The ultimate expression of potential is creativity.” (George Cohen, Director, Centre on Ageing, Health and Humanities, George Washington University)

This is what "The Everyday Palmistry Book" by Katina Z. Jones says about a Late Start:
"If your fate line does not begin until the middle of the hard plain of Mars, it may take you a long time to get started in life, settle on a career and find your true calling...... but if your fate line reaches to the Saturn Mount it will end in success based on lessons learned in the struggle."

"Enthusiasm. 'God within', it means in Greek. The spark that can ignite the fire within is mysterious in origin, but it is often found in the midst of darkness, despair and failure. For some people the blessing in later life seems to fall from the sky, for others it is self-hewn out of lessons learned slowly. Sometimes it's just a matter of a man or woman ceasing to hit their heads against a wall of unyielding error or terror; sometimes it's a chance word of wisdom heard for the first time. Sometimes luck makes the people; sometimes the people make their own luck. If you're short on the former, practise the latter. And never give up." (Wilson's Almanac)

So what is a 'late start' anyway? Late start compared to what? If we consider that life and death are a continuum, then anything we do, at any time, is just a part of that journey. It's just a question of the timing being right.

I don't know who said this, but it was something like "giving friendship to someone who wants love is like giving bread to someone who is thirsty"