anyone else consciously divide their life into eras? like phases, or chapters in a book? for me, every few years seems to bring a shift into a new era, with lifestyle changes, new obstacles, and new obligations.

every new era I enter seems to have a mental or emotional theme dictated by the dominant experiences of the period. I had a coming of age and teen angst era, a social butterfly era, an internet recluse era, a falling in love era, a traveling era. each with varying combinations of joy, excitement,...