The Luxuries in Life
A personal reflection on aging and the changing definition of luxuries, emphasizing non-material values like health, time, and relationships. The author shares a list of life priorities that shift focus away from professional achievement toward personal well-being.
Why it matters
It highlights a growing cultural trend of prioritizing mental health and work-life balance over traditional markers of success.
I love Labor Day weekend.
It’s the “back to school” moment of the year for me. When I was a kid growing up in Dallas, we didn’t go back to school until after Labor Day, so that was the weekend that summer ended and fall began.
I wrote ten years ago that Memorial Day and Labor Day are the bookends of summer.
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