Condolences are an offer to carry a bit of someone else’s grief.

Even if only for a moment, the weight becomes more bearable and I am so grateful for those who reached out.

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Twitter’s algorithms force some things to our attention at the enormous expense of other things.

This is fundamentally dehumanising and undermines every claim of community.

But tragedies tend to reveal their own truths too.

The people we expect to step up are absent and some use our pain for their own interests, but we are also blessed by strangers who reach out with full hearts.

Shared grief is also a way to pay tribute to the people who shape us.

My good friend Chris shared beautiful stories of his uncle Ian, and now we can celebrate his life too https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Gefaltete Hände" aria-label="Emoji: Gefaltete Hände"> https://twitter.com/falconfarming/status/1380774419027480579?s=21">https://twitter.com/falconfar...

Like Ian, my uncle Norm showed me another world was possible - and already existed!

It took me almost 40 years but I eventually found my way (back) home to animals and the land.

Much love https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz"> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Gefaltete Hände" aria-label="Emoji: Gefaltete Hände">