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Jane Harrison's avatar

I really enjoyed reading this piece Reema. Such interesting research based insights. I often think about community and belonging, now through the lens of living with a chronic illness which can be isolating. I'm looking forward to the people watching post, big fan of it! 💛

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Rita Cammarano's avatar

What a wonderful, insight packed piece! Each part could be opposed in itself and I hope you will unpack some of this in future newsletters.

We share many interests and connections. I often reference that amazing Harvard study. To me, the most one of the most important results was that close social connections were more important than social class. As you know, the study began with upper class male Harvard students and low income men from South Boston. In the US, we have this false conception, mostly driven by advertising, that money equals happiness. The truth is, that as long as we are not living in survival mode, all the additional money in the world only adds a small fraction of happiness. Close friends, someone you can call in a crisis at 3 AM, is much more important.

Braiding Sweetgrass is an incredible book and I, too am thinking about how I can be a good future ancestor. In my next newsletter, I plan to mention the importance of everyone having their basic needs met so that we can all make our unique contributions and have the best world for all. I'm looking forward to reading more!

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