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A ten! Love every word in this article. Vital life precepts to live by.

I very much ascribe to this kind of energetic healing practice. It’s very important to challenge the messages we learned while young, definitely from our parents but also from other authority figures, our religion, our culture. If we are not aware, these messages are running our lives, not our true, authentic selves.

I loved this! Reading about India and the different caste systems within their culture was fascinating. Then reading about all the different dating Apps, what each one offers and the severe push back from the parents who fear all the changes. I can see/feel all sides but I am thrilled with the courage and determination of those that no longer wish to hold on to ideas that no longer fit them. “Women’s Agency” really stood out here and it’s so important globally. When I was a kid in the 70’s, my parents were really strict about staying within our religion and race as far as marriage. But there were many revolutions during that time that helped all of us to break through those barriers as well. We are making progress. And we should celebrate that even though there is more to let go of.

Fascinating. Silicon Valley sounds like a name of some recently discovered depression (pun intended) in the surface on Mars.

I love this. In quantum physics there is much discussion of what time actually is (a man made construct because past, present and future are all happening at the same time), different dimensions and time travel. I don’t understand any of it, yet I happen to think it’s all possible. I have been told a few times by some that they have seen someone who looked just like me - could be my twin! I hope I never see her!!!

Really loved this - a feel good honest read.

Really fun read - lots of passion and love for the world and all it’s mysterious dichotomies. It’s wonderful to feel what you’re feeling - being present to what is, no matter what the “is” is. Presence, without judgement, allows me to see/feel so much more.

I feel this should be AOTD. So much of what was stated in this article I felt during the shut down. Love the terms “collective effervescence” and “emotional contagion.” I am aware that there is a collective energy field and agree that it is inherently social and woven through our interactions with others. I knew before the shut down that I thrived in an interdependent world but Covid made me feel it deep within my entire being.

An interesting stream of consciousness.

Love every word in this article. I read Masaru Emoto’s remarkable books The Hidden Messages in Water and The Healing Power of Water. Both are compelling and surely prove how essential water is to our wellbeing. Current theories in the medical world feel that dehydration is one of the root causes of all diseases. By the time you actually feel thirst, you are dehydrated so it’s important to drink pure water throughout your day.

This seems so tragic on many levels.

Interesting article. I can certainly see how isolation can breed conspiracies and hate groups on line. A place where people can be reactive, inflammatory, fuel discontent and feel part of a community - a movement. We certainly witnessed this during Covid and our election process.

I feel this is a must read. Very powerful. So disturbing. Another misogynistic culture that must be exposed and brought down. Bring in the collective voices to make it happen. And, more female ad agencies to hire these talented women who have been silenced and abused for too long. Women supporting women.

I definitely can see where anyone would relish learning their native tongue. What an absolute gift.

Great writing is timeless. It was almost like watching a movie!

This made me feel the addiction which was very uncomfortable! An unsettled mind is a road to hell.

Wow, very powerful. Ms. Pelletier is a compelling woman, a pioneer in the field of women’s health and wellbeing. I have never heard of this alternative for birth control - seems promising. Her embodied feminism and transparency is inspiring.

This way of eating works for me. I find it easy. And I like going to bed having digested my food. It feels like a deep rest for my entire body.

Fascinating. Like a train wreck, only you are it. I’ve never been on Tiktok and would probably fall victim to the hideousness of it, but life’s too short. Nature is my fix.

This was brutal to read. There is a very long history of women being treated as “fragile” and “crazy.” A history of men being able to force institutionalization. “…the strategy is isolate, medicate, liquidate.” Our legal system has failed miserably here. Outrageous!

Subtle and slow is powerful.

This is certainly going to have a catastrophic domino effect. Florida the dreamland is turning into a nightmare.

Wow, that’s crazy!

It’s a 10 - a ten that is so difficult to read - painful in a way that’s hard not to read. This is a practice I’ve developed over the years - to lean in and really feel what someone else’s world is like. This is a world I can’t imagine, yet this author brought it in so close and personal I felt every word. If you need perspective, a good reason to give thanks because you don’t feel like you have a reason for it, this may change your mind.

Solid advice. What grabbed my attention was that there is a medical journal called Blood! Never heard of that one! Awesome title by a group of vampire doctors. Could be a new series.

Very well written. Certainly a voice worth listening to and reading.

Wow, I know nothing about Racket but I could not stop reading this. Very well written and could be about any company/community. Takes so much courage to speak up and out. Bravo!

Loved this - many layers. Wonderful writing.

Love this! Innovative, complex movement in all planes of existence - how can it ever get boring? Very exciting!

Fascinating!

Self worth built on Tweets and Likes is sure to fail - even the ones that are super popular. It’s a clown keeping all the plates spinning on sticks - it can’t be sustained.

I have a “thing” about clearing my inbox. I do it daily. I can’t stand the clutter of read emails - it becomes claustrophobic. My husband’s inbox is frightening - 30,000!

Religion seems more about accepting someone else’s perspective whereas spirituality is based on the laws of nature and is personally experienced and felt. There’s no dogma, rules or fear and yet it is much bigger than the personal “I.” Just a walk in nature can do a person so much good. It’s energy, vibrations and connections. It’s free, it’s everywhere and there’s no exclusion. Nature heals.