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Feb 16, 2023Liked by Melanie Newfield

I love “act of faith in humanity” to describe why we reduce at an individual level. It will help greatly when coming up against the "what's the point because others are not" conversations. Thank you!

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It's lovely, isn't it. I can't take the credit, but will forward your thanks to the person who told it to me.

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I loved the question you posed to the group about what their hopes and concerns were for their country and community. So good! I saved it. So similarly, I went plant-based in December, and because I give blood regularly along with having an autoimmune disease I was diagnosed with anemia and realized that I am still going to have to have some animal sources in my diet. Not many, and not much, but I can't feel well with just supplementation, so there's an example of really trying to do the right thing and coming up a wee bit short of where I would like to be. It was a good lesson in realizing that not everything is black and white, it's all mostly gray.

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It's a great question, isn't it. It's one of the suggested opening questions from Living Room Conversations - their discussion guide was so useful.

I get what you say, it's hard when you are trying your best to do the right thing and it turns out it's not the right thing for you. And meat is something of a grey area. The evidence I've read suggests we can sustainably eat some meat, just not in the quantities which we've become used to in many Western countries.

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Hi Melanie,

Have you read John Updike's poem 'On leaning there was a bird called Turnstone' Short and sweet and a bit of fun.

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Thank you. I haven't seen that poem, I will see if I can find it. Sounds cool

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Feb 18, 2023Liked by Melanie Newfield

Thank you for sharing your own honest journey so far into how you've come to think about climate change today. Really looking forward to hearing about what comes of the Living Room Conversations, and also those interviews that you have coming up!

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Thank you. I'm looking forward to doing more conversations, there is so much we can learn by having better conversations.

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Feb 19, 2023Liked by Melanie Newfield

Hi Melanie,

Thank you for your post; lots of food for thought there. While I have not been thinking about climate change per se recently, I have spent a considerable amount of time reflecting on humans' treatment of animals. Needless to say, the status quo at present does not fill me with much hope.

I will watch the Introduction to Living Room Conversations later today.

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Thanks Siya,

It's all related I think. At least in western culture, we are so disconnected from our environment and nature.

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Feb 20, 2023Liked by Melanie Newfield

Thanks, Melanie. And completely agree ...

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