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  • The Unexpected Freedom of Getting Older

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    When we’re younger, getting older is often framed as something to fear. You hear it everywhere. People talking about “feeling old” as if it’s some kind of defeat. Jokes about ageing as if time itself is something we should resist. But the older I get, the more I realise that growing older brings something surprisingly…

  • Things I No Longer Care About in My Late 30s

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    One of the quiet advantages of getting older is that certain things slowly lose their power over you. Things that once felt important suddenly… don’t. Not because you stop caring, but because you start caring more selectively. Somewhere along the way, I realised there are quite a few things I no longer care about the…

  • Things I Secretly Love About Getting Older

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    Getting older is something people talk about in very dramatic ways. There are jokes about it. Complaints about aches and pains. Conversations about how quickly time moves and how suddenly we’re not as young as we once were. But lately, I’ve realised something else. There are quite a few things I quietly love about getting…