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David Bruner's avatar

Hello Alyssa - happy Friday to you from a ship off the coast of Central America. Once again, your words touch, move, and inspire me. As a retired minister and current "helper," I, too, have done much of what you've described in this delicious post. Your vulnerable and honest writing goes straight to my heart and gave me a chance to reflect upon my own life. Thanks to you, I've had a hint of a revelation that my "how-to" lists are tools that I use, something that helps me to get out of sticky situations, but definitely not something that drives and consumes me like they used to. That 12-inch journey from my brain to heart and my heart to brain is often the longest and hardest and most fulfilling of journeys - and I am grateful to know you are a Lightholder on this path that many of us are traveling. Thank you.

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Alyssa Thompson Tolosa LCSW's avatar

David, thank you for making space for my words even while you’re away at sea. 🌊 Your share is so kind and generous, and I’m touched by the way you’ve let my reflections stir something in you. Grateful for your presence here.

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