Here’s an example of text to include: “I appreciate your generous spirit, but just wanted to let you know I have all the things I could possibly want. This year, I’d like to try something special: a stuff-free holiday. Instead of exchanging presents, let’s find other ways to enjoy this wonderful season together. We’ll each have one less gift to wor

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How can we see ourselves as part of a longer story than a single life, a single species? What patterns can I slowly become aware of and start to interrupt? My mother writes about this on her substack quite brilliantly.