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"Choosing to practice seeing the humanity in everyone, including those you disagree with, isn’t naive; it’s an agent of change in itself, one that will continue to change you, one that will keep you connected to your own humanity."

Amidst all the wonderful "Human Stuff" in this edition, Lisa, this one is hitting particularly well with me as I've been spending so much time in all the widespread communities of my tumultuous home state. So easy to forget, so essential to remember. Miigwech, thank you!

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Thank you for this, Chris -- I am trying my best to remember, too; writing it down helps. I appreciate your words so much.

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This one resonates with me too Chris! I wrote about this in one of my previous newsletters which may resonate: https://soulwisdom.substack.com/p/my-birth-day

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Thank you for emphasizing this :-)

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I love no.5 choosing to see the divine in everyone, especially when they’ve done something to hurt you, is a sign of spiritual and emotional growth and maturity. I try to lean into this truth as much as possible 🙏🏽

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Thank you -- me too. xx

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I feel you’d resonate with this letter that I wrote. It’s a letter to humanity: https://open.substack.com/pub/soulwisdom/p/letter-to-humanity-2?r=a9uns&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

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I love the reminders of what's safe in #1. And your honesty about stepping back, going slower, in order to care for yourself. This is something I need to do more. 🙏

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I find myself needing those reminders a lot -- differentiating between being unsafe and being uncomfortable. It helps. <3

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Thank you for this ... your personal truths are very universal. <3

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So grateful for the resonance. <3

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I really needed these reminders. These are truths I know deep in my heart and try and tell myself, but they always sound better coming from someone else. Thank you 💜

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Isn't it like that sometimes - it somehow gets in better when someone else says what we know. I resonate xx

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#12. YES!! Thank you. Needed that today.

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So glad it reached you xx

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Thank you Lisa ♥️ would it be possible to give us a heads up when the link is from the NY Times? I only can access 5 free articles a month so would be super helpful to know when I’m about to use one (by clicking one of your links ;) thanks for all the work you do and share 🙏

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Oh absolutely -- I didn't even consider that. Thank you for letting me know!

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You’re so welcome! Thanks for being so open to suggestions ☺️

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Beautiful reminders and practices to live by. Thank you for sharing.

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Thank you Allie <3

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Yes yes yes thank you thank you thank you I love you

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Thank you for your words xx

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Oh wow. This is simply beautiful. Thank you for sharing these nuggets that resonate so deeply.

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Thank you for reading <3

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Thank you, Lisa ❤️ I will save this to come back to every day. I feel like reading each reminder and then meditate on it. One at a time. Today, i’ll make some soup. 🙏

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Yes to this, and to soup <3

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Lisa, I needed a reminder of self compassion and love! And how I am perfect with my imperfections and how I can accept and love myself, how I can pause and think, how I can give myself permission not to jump on the train to please others, and how enough and love able I am! Thank you, from the bottom of my heart! ❤️ (I restocked many from the list, but I took screenshots of everything- this will be my guide on days when I am lost)

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Thank you for reading -- I'm so grateful it reached you and resonated. It's all practice <3

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Number #14... oh how I needed to hear that. Still learning to embrace this deeply feeling nature as a gift and not something to be transformed. #17 Thank you for naming the vulnerability in that.

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A gift, yes -- and one I find myself always having to practice leaning into, again and again. Thank you <3

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Thank you for sharing your wisdom week by week. It is a highlight that carries me forward. I am glad you are listening and leaning into what feels right. Your readers appreciate not only what you do, but what you are. You embody the distinction between being and doing.

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I'm so grateful -- thank you for your reflection and for reading. It means a lot. <3

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The most beautiful read to start the week with a morning coffee. Thank you x

Thanks also to Lauren Barber (no idea how to tag!) for sharing this writing x

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So glad it reached you xx

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Yo simplemente te amo 😍 gracias por tanto. En dos días cumplo año y llegar a estas palabras es un recordatorio de vida que sacó lágrimas de mis ojos.

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Gracias de todo corazón <3

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