So proud to share this one. My beautiful daughter wrote an amazing letter, and they published it in The NY Times today.
What would you write to your future self so you don’t forget the lessons you’ve learned in this liminal space?
Here’s what she had to say:
My second piece in The New Yorker is up. Thanks, as always, for reading.
I'm so excited to share that a piece I've had on my heart starting around last April in anticipating this year's World Cup has been published in The New Yorker. You can find it here.
"But what a strange and sad thing life is, isn't it? We have to face the fact that nothing we are able to touch is the real consistency we are searching for, while what does seem to us to be the real consistency of the world we are unable to touch. Beati qui non...
I posted this article to a channel at work and someone wrote: “wasn’t expecting to cry today, but okay 😭”
Thank you for nurturing Audrey’s capacity to express herself. She has so much to give the world!
Thanks for sharing it Grace! The letter touched me too…wasn’t sure if it was just because I’m her mom, but something compelled me to try to publish it.
I’m a sixth grade teacher in Southern California and have followed your blog for years. Please tell Audrey that she has a whole class of fans in Yorba Linda. I used her letter as inspiration for my students to write their own letters, and they loved the opportunity to express the emotions they’re feeling now wIth an hopeful eye towards a happier “after”. I hope we all remember to be grateful for those small human interactions we’re all missing so much. Thanks for the lesson, Audrey. Wishing you both peace and good health for the future. Deborah Myers
Thank you for this, Deborah! I’m so glad that Audrey’s letter was able to inspire so many people! I think it’s so important for all of us to find ways to express and process all of the things we’re feeling during this time.