Welcome to Simple Gifts a kitchen table conversation style podcast. We want this space to be a place where there’s a collective archive of shared brilliance to care for the many and often geographically separate work being done within the borders of what is presently called New Mexico. Part of simple gifts is the understanding that many of us navigate small community politics where interpersonal issues can undermine the brilliance so many people hold through conflict and accountability struggles. How do we tell a more full story that does not redact complexity to serve monolithic narrative building. We hope this space can be a connection point even through conflict  that moves us  toward shared visions that grow community wellbeing. We humbly, with our mistakes, flaws and growth in addition to intelligence and care wish to be good relatives. Thank you for joining us in this conversation.