Interdependence is a Survival Skill, But Shouldn’t Feel Like Building a Bunker
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Interdependence is a Survival Skill, But Shouldn’t Feel Like Building a Bunker
In working so hard to become independent, we forget how much satisfaction we get from the sense that others depend on us, and the meaning we can create by allowing ourselves to be dependent on others—if only we have the courage to let them help us.
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