We must never forget that we may also find meaning in life even when confronted with a hopeless situation, when facing a fate that cannot be changed. For what then matters is to bear witness to the uniquely human potential at its best, which is to transform a personal tragedy into triumph, to turn one’s …
A Letter to My Strong-Willed Daughter on International Women’s Day 2020
Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them. I knew motherhood was going to come with some big challenges. I knew I wasn’t going to get it right all the time. I knew I would make mistakes and we would yell and scream at each other. I …
64 Before Sixty-Four
At 3:00pm on November 12th, 2015, I lost my hero. The first man I ever loved, the man I measured all other men up against – my dad, he was 64 years old. I was always grateful for the life I was born into, but I don’t think I valued it and every breath I …