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Sep 15, 2023Liked by Loleen Berdahl

I needed this. Thank you. 💜🕯️

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Thank YOU for telling me that! ❤️

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Thank you for being one of my bright lights!

Have you read Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown? She talks about how “small is all”, and I have been thinking about that a lot.

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Thanks so much, Rebekah! I haven't heard of that book. I will need to check it out!

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Sep 16, 2023Liked by Loleen Berdahl

Thank you! I was just sitting here feeling frustrated that I don't seem to make any differences in the field while others working around me have done sooo much! I wish I could hear you on a podcast while I drive daily.

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Thank you, Cathy! I have had the pleasure of appearing a few times on the Better Me podcast. If you are interested in checking it out, visit: https://betterme.ca/

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Sep 15, 2023Liked by Loleen Berdahl

Blessings be upon you. This is a lovely, thought-provoking, gentle kick in the butt, reminding us to "do what we can, where we can, with what we have" (Roosevelt, I think).

I've often told my children that the best way to make yourself feel better is to do something kind for someone else. Time to take that advice (with a wee bit more spitfire for advocacy!).

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Thanks so much, and great advice for your children!

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Sep 15, 2023Liked by Loleen Berdahl

I am almost 60 and Mr. Rodger's lesson can still speak to me, without me feeling child-like. Take a look at the Atlantic (or possibly Esquire) article about him - something like "Can you Say Hero?

Sorry that my take (which could be wrong, of course!) is that Mr. Rodgers lessons almost make you feel child-like in a demeaning way

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Hi Jeff - thanks for your thoughts on this. To clarify, I don't feel the lesson makes me feel childlike. What rubs me the wrong way is how I perceive it being used in social media.

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