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At 45, you've been dead to people under 30 for nearly 15 years.

But there's a counterpoint to this: the nice thing about being in my 40s is that most of my friends are, now, too. Millennials challenge my GenX soul. I'm glad I'm no longer in my 20s.

You are correct that life is a constant stream of loss and reinvention. All change - marriage, children, first job - carries a component of loss most people don't like to discuss.

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Well said! We are far too attached to who we think we are

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