I had started a much longer piece for this morning as an introduction to today’s newsletter, but I decided to delete it entirely. It was in response to this which I’ve, quite frankly, already thought about too much.
After spending a day on the mountain and celebrating my daughter’s 6th birthday I got a dose of the perspective I needed. And a reminder of what’s important to me (and I imagine most of us).
Nurturing our relationships, our humanness, our connection to nature, the enjoyment of a delicious meal, dancing to our favorite song, laughing until we cry, staring at the night sky, being immersed in a good book, our sense of community.
There will always be people and corporations who try and sell us on the idea that the path to a better life is only a supplement, procedure, or product away. But it’s a trap. A lie manufactured to keep us in a perpetual cycle of dissatisfaction. If we know that our happiness and health depend not on a race against time, but a surrender to it, we immerse ourselves in the experiences of life that money can’t buy. When we accept that it is a privilege to age, which is to live, they lose their control, and we gain our freedom.
And also, tax the rich.
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Welcome to my weekly newsletter Click. Read. Love. which goes out to subscribers on Sunday mornings. It has all the best things I’ve discovered throughout the week. Enjoy and thank you for reading.
In this week’s Click. Read. Love.
Buying secondhand isn’t automatically more eco-friendly
Do doctors make money off vaccines?
Incredible pieces from a Vermont maker
On the legacy and purpose of teaching Black history
Why doctors are prescribing exposure to nature to their patients
“Migration is natural. Only humans criminalize it.”
Buying secondhand isn’t automatically more eco-friendly if you’re practicing the same overconsumption habits as someone buying fast-fashion or otherwise new clothing. It makes sense that influencers would contribute to, and even manufacture this problem. Endless consumption is inherent to their survival. (Slate)
Scientists are looking at how can nature heal us not only on an individual level, but as collective. (Noema)
the benefits of nature have become evident enough that doctors in countries including the U.K., Finland and Canada have started to prescribe exposure to nature to patients to improve their mental and physical health.
There are lots of claims on social media right now that physicians recommend vaccines because they make money off them. The truth, for most clinicians, vaccines are often a loss for their practice. They recommend vaccines because they believe in preventing disease. (Your Local Epidemiologist)
A phenomenal essay about The Free Press that’s too good to sum up in a few sentences, but I’ll just share this:
By engaging in relatively civil debate with these people — really, by doing anything with my week other than actively impeding ICE operations with my physical body — they have turned me into a kind of moderate, too. The centrist pulls you down to the level of discourse and beats you by wasting your time. (Internet Princess)
It really comes as no surprise that another white man “longevity” expert exploiting and scamming people is all over the Epstein files. (The Atlantic)
Nothing says the decline of late stage capitalism like a food delivery driver working the extra job to pay off his debt from, ordering food delivery. (The New York Times)
As influencer Ballerina Farm halts sales of her raw milk because of bacteria found in samples, Utah moves to roll back regulations on raw milk sales. (KPCW and Axios)
“Migration is natural. Only humans criminalize it. In the last decade alone, climate disasters displaced an estimated 250 million people worldwide.” (Atmos)
As Trump (very much a racist) attempts to erase Black history during his presidency, listen to this conversation on NPR with author and historian Jarvis Givens about his new book, I’ll Make Me A World: The 100-Year Journey of Black History Month, and the legacy and purpose of teaching Black history.
If you love ice dancing as much as I do, you have to watch Glitter & Gold. The final Olympic competition for ice dancing is February 11. I’ll be watching the pair and singles skating later today.
I couldn’t resist sharing this Vermont maker creating such unique and fun designs using vintage and antique textiles. Now this is what I love to see in the fashion world.
