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Both the UK and Japan have appointed Ministers of Loneliness. Dr. Ruth was recently appointed by the state of New York as the nation’s first Loneliness Ambassador. Maybe there’s a growth industry in loneliness? Sadly, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently said that, from a health perspective, loneliness is as damaging as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Worse yet, lonely people smoke more.

Chip’s Thought: It takes a lot of work to create MEA since we’re winging it as there aren’t that many models for a midlife wisdom school. On a challenging day, I’ll pull out Rob and Angie’s guest blog post as a reminder for why we do this. Thanks.