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May-June 2025 Issue

My brain at 3 a.m.

Ever found yourself wide awake in the middle of the night spiraling when all you want to do is sleep? You’re not alone. Welcome to a dramatic reading of the sleepless mind.

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June 4, 2025

What remains: Making meaning for the rest of your life

As I approach 60, what’s left isn’t the leftovers. It’s the raw material of a life still unfolding—and it’s mine to shape, every day.

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Alexandra Best

June 4, 2025

Three everyday practices for a tired soul

When life feels too full for rest, it’s usually when we need it most. Here’s how to start small and find rest right where you are.

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Ben Katt

June 4, 2025

What remains: Making meaning for the rest of your life

As I approach 60, what’s left isn’t the leftovers. It’s the raw material of a life still unfolding—and it’s mine to shape, every day.

BY

June 4, 2025

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Three everyday practices for a tired soul

When life feels too full for rest, it’s usually when we need it most. Here’s how to start small and find rest right where you are.

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June 4, 2025

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What remains: Making meaning for the rest of your life

As I approach 60, what’s left isn’t the leftovers. It’s the raw material of a life still unfolding—and it’s mine to shape, every day.

BY

June 4, 2025

Sponsored by

Three everyday practices for a tired soul

When life feels too full for rest, it’s usually when we need it most. Here’s how to start small and find rest right where you are.

BY

June 4, 2025

Sponsored by

What remains: Making meaning for the rest of your life

As I approach 60, what’s left isn’t the leftovers. It’s the raw material of a life still unfolding—and it’s mine to shape, every day.

BY

June 4, 2025

Sponsored by

Three everyday practices for a tired soul

When life feels too full for rest, it’s usually when we need it most. Here’s how to start small and find rest right where you are.

BY

June 4, 2025

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What remains: Making meaning for the rest of your life

As I approach 60, what’s left isn’t the leftovers. It’s the raw material of a life still unfolding—and it’s mine to shape, every day.

BY

June 4, 2025

Sponsored by

Three everyday practices for a tired soul

When life feels too full for rest, it’s usually when we need it most. Here’s how to start small and find rest right where you are.

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June 4, 2025

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Rest doesn’t require a lengthy retreat or hopping on a plane to eat, pray, love our way around the world. Rest can be encountered in everyday life.

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The art, agony and elation of being new

Starting over in a new place later in life is hard. No way around it. It’s messy, sometimes absurd, and filled with loneliness and frustration. It’s also wildly rewarding.

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November 26, 2024

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Blowing it all up at 63

Sheila sold her west coast home and started over in the Netherlands. She talks about uncertainty, people’s reactions, and the power of perspective.

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September 26, 2024

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Who am I now? An account of starting over

A recovering addict shares the precarious path of letting go of who he used to be and discovering something new — who he wanted to become.

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You’re not late, you’re latent

Feeling behind? Maybe “late” is just a story we tell ourselves. What if now is the perfect time to start?

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September 26, 2024

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Meaning overdrive: When the search steals your happiness

The constant pursuit of meaning can keep us from appreciating what’s right in front of us, and keep us from joy.

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What if you're just getting started?

Midlife can stir a mix of emotions. Peter Reek shares some tips for reframing midlife as a launchpad for growth, adventure, and renewed meaning.

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Rest doesn’t require a lengthy retreat or hopping on a plane to eat, pray, love our way around the world. Rest can be encountered in everyday life.

Three everyday practices for a tired soul

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Rest is a pause or relief from activity. It is also a remainder, something left over or kept in reserve. Given my age, the slow shift from parenthood back to independence, and my friends’ retirement journeys, it’s not surprising that I find myself pondering what remains.

What remains: Making meaning for the rest of your life

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