self
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With all of her adulthood realizations, Tomlinson also reflects on what she wishes she could tell her younger self.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
As you get older, we should all be more self contained and have less need for a “best friend” outside of our spouse.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
I want to be my best self and have a team that represents itself in the best possible way.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Before long, in some way, we all go through transformations of the self.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“The steps you’ve taken are necessary for you to choose yourself, for you to be your authentic self, and not the self your dad chose for you. Do you understand that?”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
A red letter box near the office entrance allows members to write messages to their future selves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Is the collective pronoun meant to be a proxy for her private and public selves?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
When they’re on screen, Panettiere and Trachtenberg shine through all the Disney conventions, their characters pointing back to their real selves.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
That connection to their younger selves is something they channel in their first stage appearance together at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, where Cumming is now artistic director.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
This deprives children of much of the freedom and interaction and development that can occur during free time with each other and with their own selves.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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