<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Karen,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I am glad you caught this. I had previously read of Murthy’s prescription, and noted it, but then did nothing with it. You shared it with our community and “That made all the difference.” Thank you.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">In addition to his community solution Murthy "<span style="caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: 0.5px; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254);" class="">identified three core pillars that help people build community: relationships, service, and purpose.'</span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">He also offered his perspective on the root causes of widespread pain and unhappiness he has too across America. This is a paraphrase of some of what he offered.</div><div class=""><ul class="MailOutline"><li class="">people feel alone and isolated, <span style="font-style: normal;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: rgb(17, 17, 17); letter-spacing: 0.5px; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254);" class="">they didn’t have anyone to rely on,</span></span></li><li class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: rgb(17, 17, 17); letter-spacing: 0.5px; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254); font-style: normal;" class="">the relationships we create require daily effort and depend on individual action. </span></li><li class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: rgb(17, 17, 17); letter-spacing: 0.5px; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254); font-style: normal;" class="">the courage to be vulnerable and real with each other</span></li><li class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: rgb(17, 17, 17); letter-spacing: 0.5px; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254); font-style: normal;" class="">participating in service work, reminds people of the value they bring to the world. </span></li><li class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: rgb(17, 17, 17); letter-spacing: 0.5px; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254); font-style: normal;" class="">having an overarching life aim that guides and prioritizes our decisions and actions</span></li></ul><div class=""><font color="#111111" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); letter-spacing: 0.5px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div></div><div class="">How unfortunate that he is leaving office. We could use more of him.</div><div class="">Ruth</div><div class=""> <div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jan 8, 2025, at 6:55 PM, Karen Snyder Troxel via Dialogue <<a href="mailto:dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net" class="">dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy’s tenure as US Surgeon General (since 2021, although he was also Surgeon General from 2013-2017) on January 7, 2025, wrote: “My Parting Prescription for America” which is “Community as the Formula for Fulfillment”. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">His description of the importance of community speaks to my heart. I wonder how his message can make an impact on the problems he identifies. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The link is: <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/my-parting-prescription-for-america.pdf" class="">https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/my-parting-prescription-for-america.pdf</a>. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I would love to hear your responses.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Peace and love,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Karen Snyder Troxel</div><br class=""></div></div>_______________________________________________<br class="">Dialogue mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net" class="">Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br class="">http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net<br class=""></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></div></body></html>