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.
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.
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.
Thanks, David.
“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.
Then we REALLY have to get together and play duets!
That would be a dream! I have my mom's extensive 1P/4H and 2P/4H collection. Come visit!
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.
Thanks Jill.
I loved this essay and believe we should all practice this (and a little gratitude) regularly.
Thank you, Ancestory!
Love this, thank you. Very compelling. American identities often involve amnesia and this defies that reflex
Thank you, Eliza.
Loved this Lisa
Very compelling
And a great exercise
Thanks and Happy Holidays
Francine
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.