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Hello, friends, and welcome to the mini-eddit from Edit Your Life. In these snack-sized mini-episodes,

I answer your questions about everything from self-care to parenting, to relationships, to home,

and more. Think of me like that friend you text or call when you need a quick piece of

compassionate and candid advice. Send me your questions. Today I'm sharing an essay related to finding purpose in the

world. I'm going to get right to it as I think the content will speak for itself. The essay is titled,

Where Do You Find Purpose in Life on Fake Birthdays Transcending Work and Articulating Purpose? I originally

published this essay on Substack.

Today is the day after my dad's fake birthday. If you have not heard this story, when one of my

brothers was born the same month as my dad, my mom moved my dad's birthday to an unoccupied month.

I suspect she chose a day of the week that was convenient that particular year because the numerical

dates of his real and reassigned birthdays do not match. What a baller. I only learned this story in my

20s when I was getting my marriage license processed. And to this day, I need to look at a picture of my

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