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When career sacrifices for family lead to lasting regret

I turned down a job offer in Paris five years ago to stay close to my aging parents and now they're both gone and I'm still in the same cubicle wondering what my life would have looked like.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The weight of unchosen paths grows heavier when the reasons for not choosing them no longer exist.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief for lost possibility — paths not taken?”

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