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Let hope have hands.

Let hope have hands.

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K.J. Ramsey
Mar 12, 2025
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How we hold something alters how long we’ll be able to carry it.

The way we carry a weight changes how we walk.

art by Maira Kalman in her book Women Holding Things

One time I saw a not-so-great chiropractor who after walking me to a room took one long look over my body, scrunched up his already wrinkled face, pointed at the heavy leather purse hanging from my shoulder and said, “That is not healthy.” To w…

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