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Ellen Wetzel's avatar

Thank you so much, Julia. This puts beautifully into words so many things that I am feeling these days. So helpful during these strange times. 🙏

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Julia Fehrenbacher's avatar

Strange times indeed. Thank you so much for reading my words & for leaving yours here for me, Ellen. I send you so much love in the midst of the madness.

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Celeste Boudreaux's avatar

Julia, thank you for giving voice to our bewilderment while at the same time hanging on to love and hope. 🩷🩷🩷

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Julia Fehrenbacher's avatar

Celeste, a long overdue thank you to you for taking the time to read these words. I appreciate you. xo

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Moira Haagen's avatar

I love this, Julia. It was extra special to hear your voice reading your poem too. Thank you for sharing your writing with the world🤍🙏🤍

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Julia Fehrenbacher's avatar

Thank you (so much) for leaving your words here for me, dear Moira. I appreciate it (and you) so much. xoxo

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Julie Potiker's avatar

I can see this anthem walking the planet

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Julia Fehrenbacher's avatar

Julie, I am blowing kisses and love your way. You’re a badass and I just appreciate you so much. Thank you.

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Melanie Mullinax's avatar

Thank you Julia for these words that help me feel more connected in this often seemingly disconnected world.

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Julia Fehrenbacher's avatar

You are such a light, Melanie. I just really appreciate you. Thank you, Love. xo

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Gaye's avatar

Breathing peace with you dearest Julia. I love your heart, and forever grateful for you and your words xo

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Julia Fehrenbacher's avatar

Gaye, thank you. It comforts me so to feel you on the other side of this screen...to know that you are out there walking through this wild life feeling it all with me. I feel your heart so deeply.

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Rebecca's avatar

My heart aches with yours. Thank you for your poetry.

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Julia Fehrenbacher's avatar

Sending you love, Rebecca. Thankfully, there are so many good, good people in this world. I take so much comfort in this knowing. Thank you for taking the time to read my words. xo

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Lin's avatar

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

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Julia Fehrenbacher's avatar

Lin 💗🙏💗

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Sam Messersmith's avatar

This is a love letter and a prayer to us all. We are all connected, all One. Thank you.

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Julia Fehrenbacher's avatar

Sam, thank you. 🙏 Yes, we are all so very connected. Thank you for gracing this space.

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Julia Fehrenbacher's avatar

@Robert W Malone MD, MS , thank you so much for sharing my words. I very much appreciate it.

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Julia Fehrenbacher's avatar

@Mara Hayes , thank you so much for sharing my words. I am sending you so much love.

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Mara Hayes's avatar

And I am sending ❤️ back. Be well.

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Sundari Luna's avatar

This resonates so much, dear Julia! Thank you for sharing so vulnerably. You inspire me, truly.

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Julia Fehrenbacher's avatar

Thank you, beautiful Sundari. I so appreciate this. Love and more love to you, Julia xo

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Ethel Gullette's avatar

Thank you so much for these words, for the deep humanity in them, for the gratitude and the grief that intermngle here, for all the questioning and disbelief and sorrow, and yet for the affirmation of what can and must save us. I so resonate with these words.

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Julia Fehrenbacher's avatar

Ethel, thank you. Thank you so much for taking the time to read my words and for the thoughtfulness & love in your response. I am deeply touched. I send you a whole ton of love. Let's keep reaching our hands out to each other. xo

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Karen Davis's avatar

Julia - I don't understand either. Our inner child gets this. There are a lot of really broken people running the world. Thank you for writing and sharing this, I resonate with it completely.

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Julia Fehrenbacher's avatar

Karen, I so appreciate you leaving your words here for me. Thank you for taking the time read and reach out. Big love to you.

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Kay Stewart's avatar

Oh Julia, my broken heart resonates and appreciates your prophetic voice! So powerful.

As we each discern ways to use our voice and agency, may we lean into the essentials of kindness, compassion, love. Oh how we don't understand, and yet, and yet, and yet ... . May we continue to notice, name, and nurture all that's true, beautiful, good. May we remember the power of truth telling AND of small ripples of kindness, compassion, love. As your voice says, "Mommy, I don't understand" - I'm reminded of Fred Rogers saying that his Mom always told him, when scary things happen, look for the helpers. There are always helpers. Oh helpers, rise up!

Thank you, dear Julia! You are a light and a helper, no doubt.

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Julia Fehrenbacher's avatar

Kay. I sitting here breathing in your words with so much love & appreciation. Thank you. "May we continue to notice, name, and nurture all that's true, beautiful, good. May we remember the power of truth telling AND of small ripples of kindness, compassion, love." Yes. I love this. Let's keep doing this. I'm so thankful for you and each of the amazingly loving, kind & compassionate women in our WYF community. Thank you, dear Kay.

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Liz England's avatar

Not understanding. Not knowing what to do. Not able to imagine the miseries coming next. Not not not…so hard now. Your words here are comfort for me today, dear Julia! Thank you.

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Julia Fehrenbacher's avatar

Sigh. Yes, Lizzy. I so hear you. It's all deeply concerning. More the reason to take the very best care of ourselves. We need all of the good, loving, big hearted people to be in top condition. We've got work to do. Thank you for reading and leaving your words here. Sending you a whole ton of love. xo

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