Tad, I visited your FB page and I have to say that the photos are beautiful and you definitely have a love of the sea, but not only that...all animals.
You are starting to rediscover the person that you once were. In many instances, when we grow up, go to college, work a job, marry and have children, bits and pieces of us are put aside and sometimes forgotten. When a crisis happens, it truly forces us to take another look at ourselves, both in the here and now, as well as the past. It also gives us an opportunity to figure who we want to be and possibly a path is revealed to us along the way.
In my opinion, no you aren't having your own MLC. You are just rediscovering the man you once were and that man loved nature and all animals...but the sea is very calming and you felt a kinship w/Jacques Cousteau. I, too, remember his documentaries and his books. Very fascinating! It's something to think about rediscovering once again, i.e., reading his books, watching his documentaries, etc.
Tad, I think you may finally be finding the Tad that we all knew was deep inside of you. Keep up the good work!
Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to. The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.