Thanks for this, friends. None of us is separate from what is happening to our earth.

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Dear friends,

I send this over for your deep reflection.

With love,

Isobel Bishop

Dear friends,

I normally don’ t send this around, however this one caught me up short.

Today  here in Australia we are having our three yearly  Federal  Election

I am hopeful that the Labor party will get over  the line! 

Greetings  from us to y’all. 

Isobel Bishop. 

Isobel and  Jim Bishop
isobeljimbish@optusnet.com.au

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Date: 18 May 2019 at 1:55:56 am AEST

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