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GIFT ECONOMY

In the recently released essay “The Serviceberry,” by Robin Wall Kimmerer, she describes an anecdote where an anthropologist on location in a Brazilian rainforest notices a hunter who has brought back a sizeable kill. When the anthropologist asks the hunter how he plans to store the meat, the hunter replies, “Store my meat? I store my meat in the belly of my brother.” The hunter then called for a community feast. We see the power of a gift in this story. To give a gift is to make your community more resilient. In the hunter’s case, he is caching life force in his extended family, to help in the process of survival. May we all walk through the festive dark days of winter with a firm eye on the significance of gifting, and take heed of Kimmerer’s other choice words, “All Flourishing is Mutual.” Come flourish with us!

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