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Thank you, Heidi, for your wonderful essay with so many great points! I totally agree with you on all your points and on Joyce Vance's "Civil Discourse" which always seems to come at just the right time for me so I've come to depend on it, and as you remind us and as Joyce always says "we're in this together! -- absolutely!

Empathy and kindness is everything!!

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And chickens lol!!!

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LOL….and I remember a while ago Joyce telling us about being awakened as the chickens walked down a long path to get their breakfast and her husband saying, “Good Morning Ladies”……and she called the chickens, “The girls!”…….so endearing!

On a Related Note: Ruth Ben-Ghiat posted some photos on Lucid of the Animals of Lucid (donkeys and a horse) some time ago that she often sees on her walks that were also endearing and always together! I remember my high school biology teacher telling us that donkeys are much more intelligent than horses having attachments to other animals that can last a lifetime. Amazing! Have a great day and now I have to run to class!

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Thank u for this! Xo

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Thanks for the very kind mention!

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Thank you for the good food and good company! Does the painting i featured have a name I can include?

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Jan 31, 2023Liked by Heidi Siegmund Cuda

Thank you for this, Heidi.

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Great article Heidi. Empathy seems to depend on the little things.

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