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Interdependence โ€ข Dr. Zahra Merchant

Interdependence & Community Building

Interdependence & Community Building

No one is ever truly independent โ€“ itโ€™s time we redefine what it means to live well.

๐Ÿงฉ From cradle to grave, we are ๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’…๐’†๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’…๐’†๐’๐’•. And as we live longer and aspire to age with dignity, itโ€™s worth asking: ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ฌ? Who will support you through lifeโ€™s transitions โ€“ and ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ?

Letโ€™s normalize reaching out. ๐Ÿค

Letโ€™s normalize offering โ€“ and accepting โ€“ a helping hand, with grace and without shame.

Letโ€™s move from isolation to understanding, from silence to support.

I think of community likeย #Jenga. Each piece is different โ€“ distinct in its role, its strength, its visibility.

Every piece matters. Every piece belongs. Each one supports others while being supported in return.

Alone, we are a single piece. Together, look at the heights we can reach!

๐™Ž๐™ค, ๐™ฌ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™™๐™ค ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™—๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ?ย 

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