GENERATING TRUST
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I believe that changing a trajectory of distrust requires more effort at the grassroots level. That is more effort from me and you.

I thought I might reboot my own sense of trust by looking for it evidenced every day in my ordinary life...

TIME TO MULL
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While losing friends by natural reduction, and simultaneously seeking out new friends, I’m also making difficult decisions about pruning existing friendships that no longer work or prove to be too negative or don’t help me grow.

THE TREACHERY OF FORGIVENESS
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I’ve been ruminating about Dr. Ramani’s thoughts on forgiveness. I’ve never heard her position stated out loud or with such unapologetic conviction. She calls it “the treachery of forgiveness."

MY JOY LIST
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Right now, when the world is dark, and narcissistic powers get their supply by fomenting division and mean-spiritedness, tracking joy might force more positive mindsets on some of us; or even on enough of us.

What would you include in your joy list?

Consumed by fighting to save my son (in my own defense, this is what mothers do), I sometimes lost sight of the fact that, in the big scheme of things, we receive much more than we give.

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I realized we were headed into the hills high above Los Gatos. The sun was setting and unsettling thoughts stirred in my brain: “Why are we in the mountains? There’s so many trees. This guy is stronger than I am. No one knows where I am. No one knows who I’m with.”

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AROUND MY KITCHEN TABLE
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Each Friday, three friends and I meet to play Spite and Malice. This year, politics has dominated our discussions. We try to reset, but we keep getting looped back into the depressing state of our country. What do you discuss at your table?

The East Wing, Pope Leo, and Us

Seeing that photo of the dismembered East Wing eviscerated me. My reaction was instantaneous, emotional, nauseating, and nonpartisan. I felt like someone had taken a wrecking ball to a wall of my own house. Please open and read more. open.substack.com/pub/oldlearn...

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