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“I believe that if violence can be learned, it can also be unlearned. And if trauma can be passed from one generation to another, then healing can be passed too” — said filmmaker Lina Vdovîi, reflecting on how speaking our truth can be a path to healing.
“Connection means existence. We know we exist because we have other people around us” — as therapist Raluca Anton put it, reminding us that we function, grow and heal when we are with others.
Signing off: Key moments from #Story25
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years ago someone suggested using the word devotion instead of discipline and I swear it’s the only reason I am so committed to the things that I love ~ bc devotion is an act of love ~ while discipline feels like an act of force
viendasubstack.comYou Don’t Need More Things — You Need More Meaning
Possessions don’t fill emotional voids
Meaning makes life richer than money ever could
Experiences create stories, not clutter
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“Time waits for no one. Push something to the extreme and postponement can become permanent.” - The One Thing
So here’s the formula, if you can call it that:
- Find a real problem (not a hypothetical one)
- Make the solution emotionally resonant (not just functional)
- Time it right (not too early, not too late)
- Communicate the why (not just the what)
- Focus on existing needs (not invented ones)
- Win decisively on what matters most (not marginally on everything)
- Remove
How to Make Something People Give a Shit About
