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When family work ethic expectations clash with personal burnout

I am sixty-two and my Greek family expects me to keep working forever like my father did, but I am exhausted and want to retire early.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The honor of endurance becomes a prison when your body and spirit are begging for rest.

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