Laid off at 45 years old

It's been 2 weeks now since I've been given the word that I'll be laid off. Officially my position is being eliminated by effectively closing out the division. So I'll experience perhaps one of the most character defining events in any mid life crisis, the search for a new job. At these career crossroads, the assessment of useful skills, begging contacts who I've known over the years for interviews, rejections, financial pressures and anxieties are all now laid before me to deal with.