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Community is crucial – Silent Songs of Sonsnow
“Helping others brings deep satisfaction. No matter how powerful we may seem to be, our survival depends on the community. Clearly the community is crucial to individual happiness, so if we make others happy, we too derive benefit.”
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
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Es un engatuzador que no tiene apegos ni cumple las promesas que uno le confía -opinan algunas personas, quizá, al contemplar, incrédulas, las huellas del año que se marcha, similar a cuando llegó, indiferente y sin compromisos. Por eso no lleva cargas ni liviandades. Por su encomienda y su natualeza, el año ha preferido deshacerse de recuerdos, sentimientos y todo lo que aconteció durante su estancia pasajera en el mundo. Muchos hombres y mujeres, desde antes de la visita del año nuevo, se abrazan, suspiran, hacen planes, acuden a brindis y reuniones, celebran y piensan que es momento de transformarse y mejorar, y, para su sorpresa, no es así porque, simplemente, se trata de una medida de tiempo para organizar la vida. El año nuevo no trae consigo premios, sorpresas, alegrías, tristezas, promesas, salud, enfermedad, nacimientos, defunciones, triunfos y…
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Boxing Day and beyond: some silver linings
Recently, I was looking back at 2022. Pulling aside the dark veils that suddenly descended on us, I must acknowledge that there were shafts of sunlight – or at least, a silver lining or two, at regular intervals. The past year was not all gloom. In fact, if it weren’t for that half-darkness, I would never have appreciated our fragility, and how much we depend on each other. I thought of just a few things that I am grateful for.
Now, in the “in between” period between Christmas and the New Year (a great time for reflection, daydreaming, and of course eating Christmas leftovers, which always seem to taste better warmed up afterwards), I am thinking of all the positives. Mercury is going into retrograde, but let’s not worry about that, for now.

There was kindness: so much, I hardly know how to quantify it. Friends brought…
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COVID-19 booster shots create long-lasting antibody response – UPI.com
As Covid-19 Continues to Spread, So Does Misinformation About It – The New York Times
From Nov. 1 to Dec. 5, Australian researchers collected more than half a million conspiratorial and misleading English-language tweets about Covid, using terms such as “deep state,” “hoax” and “bioweapon.” The tweets drew more than 1.6 million likes and 580,000 retweets.
Gothamist: New York City Local News, Food, Arts & Events
Gothamist: New York City Local News, Food, Arts & Events
Starbucks illegally refused union contract talks, NLRB says – Los Angeles Times
The Untold Story of ‘Russiagate’ and the Road to War in Ukraine – The New York Times
Russia’s meddling in Trump-era politics was more directly connected to the current war than previously understood.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2022/11/02/magazine/russiagate-paul-manafort-ukraine-war.html
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