For a minute, I thought life was over when I was forced to start over at forty. I had to work to support myself for the first time in my adult life. I had to make a new set of friends, because couples who were friends during the marriage often get split up just like furniture in a divorce. But fast-forward 35 years, and I realize the first 40 years were just a phase in the intricate circle of life. Obviously, I survived. I have been through many…