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When you've lived your whole life for someone else's approval

I am sixty-five and realize I have spent my whole life trying to make my dead father proud and I do not know what I actually want for myself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The late-life recognition that autonomous desire has been buried under decades of seeking validation.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The examined life as legacy?”

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