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Jun 9, 2021Liked by Courtney Martin

I like that analogy. I remember thinking that after my son was born, "Everything looks the same, more or less. And everything has irrevocably changed."

So how do we go forward? P. Palmer is on to something (big surprise:) I think we try to stay grounded, present, and retain some of the slooooowness we experienced. One of my artist friends' called it 'the luxury of time.'

We can remind each other that we have choices; to do things differently now is an option.

Let's keep talking about this, and encourage each other.

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The ground will keep shifting, even if you build a monument to your own safety atop it.Wowzers

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Jun 11, 2021Liked by Courtney Martin

At first I was giddy. Now I'm crabby. I'm so relieved to be vaccinated, but three in my family have been left with permanent Covid complications. Meanwhile, some still yammer about the flu or government intrusion. I just can't.

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Yes, the long covid is so painful. Another lesson in how our bodies are so complex and that "health" is a temporary state.

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Jun 11, 2021Liked by Courtney Martin

so so beautiful. this dance. and there being no back at the same time. yes, thank you <3

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Jun 10, 2021Liked by Courtney Martin

Yes, I feel this. ALL of this.

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Jun 10, 2021Liked by Courtney Martin

Stunning. Absolutely stunning. ( And yes, that first paragraph, that's me)

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Jun 10, 2021Liked by Courtney Martin

"God is change." And "God is love." These two reminders are helping me get through the "pandemic postpartum." Let's hope we take the opportunity to reflect deeply on what we want to change and then do it.

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Jun 9, 2021Liked by Courtney Martin

A very soulful and powerful piece today. I need to reread this and let it deep in. Yes, I have felt the upheaval and confused about how to navigate this time. I like yours and Parker’s advice to listen to who I am again. Thank you!

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Your newsletters have been my stepping stones for the past year - always offering the next right step. This one I want to share with every single person I know. It’s so spot on. For me it feels like the re-entry after our 14 month family travel sabbatical. Like culture shock on steroids. That re-entry happened only 6 months before the pandemic hit so we never really fully transitioned. But it sure is happening now.

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What an incredible honoring of my labor all these weird months: "Your newsletters have been my stepping stones for the past year - always offering the next right step." That means the world to me. Thank you Alex!

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Jun 9, 2021Liked by Courtney Martin

Yes, yes, yes. I've been feeling like this experience is like some kind of bizarre postpartum. The whole thing, from lockdown to now and beyond. The old us is certainly gone. Here's to returning to hugs and going forward in radical change.💗

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pandemic postpartum indeed

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pandemic postpartum is exactly right!

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