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Sumina's avatar

Tiny sparks. Tiny movements. All build and all matter. Sending you a big hug

Ruth's avatar

Thank you for this first hand account and your experience there with those families. Tiny sparks of kindness are all around us and we are generating warmth as you say so beautifully.

Terri Ring's avatar

I was led to your Substack from the wonderful Anne Lamont and your post there! Thank you for this powerful message. I have no words! Thank you for inspiring me to look for ways I can be a spark of light.

Lauren Gambill MD MPA's avatar

Thank you so much for read and for your kind words. There are so many small things we can do

Kristi Koeter's avatar

This is a powerful piece, Lauren. We all have responsibility to do something, even being a witness, can make an impact, as you've shown here.

Lauren Gambill MD MPA's avatar

Thank you ❤️ I completely agree. It’s easy to disregard witnessing and tiny acts as not enough. The result is doing nothing which gets us nowhere.

Dana Dolan, Ph.D.'s avatar

This is a compelling and compassionate story, impeccably written. If you lost subscribers, they were not your readers. I'll do my part to spread your words out to your new subscribers.

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Lauren Gambill MD MPA's avatar

Thank you so much for reading and for your thoughtful reply. I do think these tiny acts keep us tethered to one another and to our values