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Words that Reach Beyond Six Feet: A Stay-at-Home Meeting in New York
Hi. Welcome to the New York City meeting of Mushaholics Anonymous (MA). MA is a fellowship of women, men, and young people who have the wellness of giving and receiving mushy, affectionate, hopeful words and small acts of caring (including to ourselves when we are lonely, angry, depressed or scared). We admitted that our lives had become imaginable! Mushaholics’ behavior is contagious and affects the families of its members, co-workers, and, hopefully, stay-at-home readers. My name is Claudia.
Hi, Claudia (in a chorus).
We’ll begin on page six, with two “Quotes for Quarantined Folks”. Who would like to read? Thank you, Michelle.
“I greet you from the other side of sorrow and despair, with a love so vast and shattered it will reach you everywhere.” Leonard Cohen
“Vulnerability is our most accurate measurement of courage.” Brene Brown
Ed, would you like to read the Mushaholics Manifesto on page one?
Sure.
“Hi, Ed,” (said in a chorus)
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring…
