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When you discover you've never lived for yourself

I'm 75 and I just realized I've never actually lived for myself - always for my parents, then husband, then children, and now I don't know how.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A lifetime of other-directed living can leave one's authentic desires completely undeveloped.

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“Where Are You with Aging & Senior Life?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.