Thank you for teaching me something today! 🤣

This is true of so, so, so many things. You can try a game of saying, “hey, what would be true if both my experience and this fact that feels opposite of my experience were true at the same time”. I think it is really useful. You don’t have live in that space but its okay to play in it.

I think of it that there are two types of importance. The importance of me being me and what I need. And the importance of me being a part of things and impacting others and my world in small ways just by being there and present

I assume you're looking for human genetics not microbial so I can only help with a repost 😔

I still have to convince myself that those are okay to touch sometimes 😂

Yes? But I'm struggling to remember what. Maybe Penny Chisholm's Living (or Buried) Sunlight books?
www.thriftbooks.com/w/buried-sun...

Yes! The music is awesome!

And if you haven't already, consider watching Emilia Perez - it's apparently based on a modern opera & also has amazing music(al scenes)

Me too! My little will eat nearly any fruit or vegetable & is in the habit of trying at least 1 bite of anything, but the list of reliable foods has become increasingly restricted over the last year - add to that diverging dietary needs for the grown ups & I'm running out of ideas 😭