Pain throws your heart to the ground. Love turns the whole thing around.
- John Mayer, The Heart of Life
Tomorrow is a tough anniversary for a very good friend of mine. You know her as Feeling Croppy. Tara is an immeasureably strong woman. But tomorrow will test her. It's the anniversary of her father's death. And I wanted to take a photo for her to make sure she knows she's not alone. But I wasn't sure whether I would have time to take one tomorrow since I'll be in depositions all day. So I'm jumping the gun and doing this a day early.
Tara, deal with this anniversary in the best way you know how. I can't pretend to have the ability to take away the hurt or anger over losing your dad so suddenly. But I want you know that I'm here. Always. For anything. Just like I know you are for me and for so many of your friends. I'll be thinking about you all day tomorrow and sending you big, solid, hearty bear hugs from afar. For what it's worth, and I know you don't necessarily believe in an afterlife or what have you, but I do believe your father is still with you and I can't imagine he's anything other than immensely proud of the woman you are today.
Love you, T.
365 Days (self portraits): Day 352
Tributes to My Homies: Feeling Croppy
Pain throws your heart to the ground. Love turns the whole thing around.
- John Mayer, The Heart of Life
Tomorrow is a tough anniversary for a very good friend of mine. You know her as Feeling Croppy. Tara is an immeasureably strong woman. But tomorrow will test her. It's the anniversary of her father's death. And I wanted to take a photo for her to make sure she knows she's not alone. But I wasn't sure whether I would have time to take one tomorrow since I'll be in depositions all day. So I'm jumping the gun and doing this a day early.
Tara, deal with this anniversary in the best way you know how. I can't pretend to have the ability to take away the hurt or anger over losing your dad so suddenly. But I want you know that I'm here. Always. For anything. Just like I know you are for me and for so many of your friends. I'll be thinking about you all day tomorrow and sending you big, solid, hearty bear hugs from afar. For what it's worth, and I know you don't necessarily believe in an afterlife or what have you, but I do believe your father is still with you and I can't imagine he's anything other than immensely proud of the woman you are today.
Love you, T.
365 Days (self portraits): Day 352
Tributes to My Homies: Feeling Croppy