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Everything I've Ever Learned - by Caroline Cala Donofrio

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and a partridge in a pear tree.

When I sat down to write a special, end-of-year letter, I felt torn about what to say. Should I continue the tradition from previous years, and compile a list of things I learned? Or take a look back, with a potpourri of favorite posts? After some hemming, considerable hawing, and a dash of productive procrastination, I decided to do both. Here is a list of things I’ve learned — observations, reminders, and gifts of experience — from 12 months of 2024, three years of writing this newsletter, and forty years of personhood. 1. There are many kinds of value. Time, space, personal freedom.…

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