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Really great writing. It is a revelation when you first see how the present circumstance was guided by a series of probable and improbable actions of yourself and your ancestors stretching back into time.

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Thanks, David.

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“I got here because I learned to read when I was two and started piano at the age of five and picked it up really quickly…”.

Me too, Lisa. My mom was a pianist and I played before I spoke (11 months) and read music before I read English. It’s my mother tongue.

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Then we REALLY have to get together and play duets!

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That would be a dream! I have my mom's extensive 1P/4H and 2P/4H collection. Come visit!

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Loved the exercise/prompt but your answers to the prompt blew me away. Count me in as a reader for THIS story. Wow. Each response deepens the story of how you got here.

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Thanks Jill.

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I loved this essay and believe we should all practice this (and a little gratitude) regularly.

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Thank you, Ancestory!

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Love this, thank you. Very compelling. American identities often involve amnesia and this defies that reflex

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Thank you, Eliza.

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Loved this Lisa

Very compelling

And a great exercise

Thanks and Happy Holidays

Francine

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Yikes! Lisa, this is superb. Thanks!

p.s. Some of that parallels my story, too. That likely contributed to my looking you up again after all these years.

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