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The Bravery of Human Connection - David Spinks' Newsletter

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Why connecting with people will always come with risk

Midjourney prompt: “A brave person stepping into a crowd in the style of Roy Lichtenstein” When I was a kid I would ride my bike around town in hopes of finding people to hang out with. Usually, I didn’t find anyone and would return home, empty-handed (socially speaking). Sometimes it worked, I’d find a group of people who allowed me to tag along. One time, it ended in disaster. I could sense something was up as soon as I saw the group riding toward me. I knew this group. We didn’t get along. I tried to act cool, biking as fast as I could without looking like I was running away. But…

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