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Parenting
fromSilicon Canals
1 day ago

I'm 66 and I can pinpoint the exact moment I became truly happy - it was the morning I stopped checking my phone every five minutes waiting for my adult children to need me, and I realized that the quiet I had been interpreting as loneliness was actually the freedom I spent forty years too busy to notice - Silicon Canals

A retired electrician discovers that constant phone-checking stems from lifelong habit of being needed, and finds peace by accepting his adult children's independence and embracing present moments without anticipation.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

Flourishing or Floundering During Retirement

Remaining socially engaged prevents social death and enables a meaningful, revitalized retirement through continued relationships, activities, and community involvement.
Business
fromArchitectural Digest
5 months ago

The End of an Era: Why I'm Closing March After 22 Years

Sam Hamilton's longtime shop, famed for kitchen goods and community grilled-cheese nights, is winding down as she contemplates retirement and uncertain next steps.
fromIrish Independent
6 months ago

Rugby star Dave Kilcoyne graduates with diploma in aviation finance from University of Limerick

I was just dead-set on playing for Munster and Ireland - that was my goal,
Higher education
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