… this unremarkable room with the unremarkable view in Middle-of-Nowhere, Michigan, was everything that had ever been written about freedom and possibility.
— Ann Patchett
The idea of expanding your world was first introduced to me three Decembers ago. First, by Jenny Bourn, then Liz Tran. I’ve been thinking about why it was so compelling to me then, why it still is the through line by which I live life now, and I think it is that ‘expanding’ radiates a sense of wonder, discovery, abundance, agency, and possibilities. As we rang in the new year of 2022, a friend and I who connected over the allure of this idea committed to putting this into action, whatever that looks like to us and however its definition continues to change over time. What a wonderful thought in itself, that: expanding your world changes you. Since then, every Sunday at 9pm, or 9pm her time and 1pm mine, two questions are sent into our dedicated group chat:
“What ca…
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