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Heartened—in the sense of instilling life energy—feels like the right way to describe the effect this piece has been having as it lingers with me through the day.

Also, your words call to mind the following passage from Deborah MacNamara's book Nourished: “Our first table wasn't rectangular in nature but a cord that stretched and wove us to our biological mother in keeping with some ancient developmental template. This umbilical cord made of connective tissue, arteries, and a vein is designed to bring a steady flow and exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and blood between us. It is here that we have our first feast as our mother's body fuses with ours and generously serves us.”

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"Our first feast." Thank you, Jan.

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Loved this, thank you Adam. Hope you get to hang more with Jolly, sounds like he could teach us all a thing or two!

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Thank you, Leon.

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Can something change my day? I think something just did. Thank you very much for writing this. Thank you very much for opening your heart and sharing the fruit.

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I had a similar experience the other evening when I got to meet Jolly. To be released, even momentarily, from the scarcity of the consumer marketplace, brings intense, if momentary, relief. Thank you for your kind words Edy.

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