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Kathleen Lewis's avatar

I so enjoyed reading your email, Ami. Thank you. I'm heading into my 90s and am looking forward to 2025. It's difficult to stay positive with all the chaos around us, but I do not want to end my stay on earth in a negative state. I have loved reading your books and hope you overcome your health problems and live long (and prosper LOL).

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Ami McKay's avatar

So glad you're here, Kathleen. Congratulations on heading into your 90s in 2025! Any words of wisdom on how best to stay positive? I think I can speak for everyone when I say "we'll take all we can get!"

Yes, live long and prosper! I have such fond memories of watching Star Trek with my dad.

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Beth's avatar

I am enjoying your emails Ami! It encourages me to write more.

Amazingly, I am feeling hopeful and upbeat, in spite of the dire turmoil in our world. I think, that is partly because of the incredible community of people surrounding me. Today we hosted “Christmas dinner in January” with seven beautiful immigrants from Nigeria, as we had a turkey in the freezer. I think that I received much more than I gave.

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Ami McKay's avatar

What a wonderful gathering that must've been! It's such a good reminder that we all need to find ways to support one another and gather together around the table (in real life and virtually.) I'm so glad you're feeling a sense of positivity and strong community bonds.

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susan's avatar

Hi Ami, as always excited to receive your emails and happy to hear your examine has gone well. We're ok....really. Have decided I need to get out from in front of the t.v (don't do drama well and there's no shortage nowadays) and on top of reading your emails....I have taken up a study in the Ogham writing and script...ya. Fascinating.....until next time, take care.

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Ami McKay's avatar

Oh wow, Ogham writing sounds amazing! What a wonderful way to fill the well. Sending best wishes to you too.

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Belinda Tupper's avatar

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and most of all your heart, with us, Amy. 💕

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Ami McKay's avatar

Thanks, Belinda. It always feels good to send these letters into the world. I feel as if they are virtual messages in a bottle, bobbing on a sea of hope.

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Ruth S.'s avatar

So glad you are in the clear for another year!

Looking forward to the postcards writing “challenge”. I could use some focus on writing and reflection. Or maybe that should be reflection and writing.

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Ami McKay's avatar

or both? *wink*

I'm pretty excited to fold the writing challenges into the monthly posts!

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Lilian Nattel 📚♀🌏's avatar

I've been rethinking social media too. Being sick for a month has been a revelation in a number of ways.

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Ami McKay's avatar

So sorry to hear you've been sick. I hope you're on the mend? Social media is a tricky thing for me to navigate sometimes - highly distracting and more recently, not as fulfilling when it comes to connecting with other as it once was for me. Wishing you well and sending much love!

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Lilian Nattel 📚♀🌏's avatar

Yes on the mend and thank you! ❤️ I find social media had become less connecting and instead very noisy and poky. Like someone is jabbing me in the arm with a sharp pencil every few seconds. The scrolling itself is nerve jangling. You never know how or when you're going to get jabbed.

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