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Liz Hoyler's avatar

https://emergencemagazine.org/essay/the-serviceberry/

In this inspiring essay, Robin Wall Kimmerer writes about Reciprocal Harvesting in the Gift Economy.

“In an Economy of Abundance, Gratitude & Reciprocity are the currency of a gift exchange, and they have the remarkable property of multiplying with every exchange.”

This appeared in an E-newsletter from Emergence Magazine.

I hope you and your readers find it as delightful as I did.

Happy New Year!

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Sharon Isaacson's avatar

"My scattered brain still struggles through a few thousand words, as the oppressive, ever-growing stack of New Yorkers on our coffee table testifies. Maybe next year!" THANK YOU! I so feel this to my center. I have growing stacks of books but articles or short essays are the reading my brain can accomplish. May 2023 be the year that we find our long-format reading ability again! Happy New Year Jeff.

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Sheila's avatar

Me too! Oh, Those New Yorker Magazines. I’m inspired to set a goal of starting each profile even if I don’t know the person being written about.

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Amy's avatar

Gosh, NEVER heard Rutter's music described as cheesy. Glad it wasn't you! Now I will go back...and read the post.

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Blanca's avatar

Love this, Jeff - thank you for your exquisite essays! I love it when you write about my hometown’s BBQ and TexMex! I really really miss Houston but I love living in the Bay Area.

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Frances Cutshaw's avatar

Ah thank you for all of these. And singing Rutter has always been a reminder to have exuberant hope, bright aspirations and something like a fine Christmas tea running through my veins from time to time. I'll always be grateful for Rutter injections. Thanks for the reminder. I know my old alto lines in so many of his works by heart.

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Nancy's avatar

John Rutter reliably calming. year after year.

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Maureen Koth's avatar

semi-foolish hope i will hold onto that

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Jess's avatar

Thank you for this astonishingly beautiful and thoughtful collection of articles. In a surprising coincidence, my colleagues actually work with the folks who are leading the Poweshiek butterfly conservation effort at John Ball Zoo. I hadn't seen this article yet, but it wonderfully captured so much of what we struggle with in endangered species conservation. (I'm just a bit south of you in Kzoo.) My own background is urban forestry, so the live oaks article was also fascinating, and I adore Ross Gay's work. Thank you for sharing all of these. Your writing brings me so much hope and joy. I appreciate you, Jeff. Happy New Year!

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Shauna K. Hunt's avatar

Candlelight Carol is absolutely necessary for Christmas. I love John Rutter's music. Thanks for sharing!

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