Yes to this Lane! “Researchers have found that the tender post-partum time of learning to care for a baby is when the adult brain is its “most plastic.” The brain is actually able to re-organize itself.” I hope so much that our brains are becoming more creative, expansive and ready to meet the new challenges of this moment!
I love this and believe tenderness is a precursor to hope. When we allow that tenderness and TEND to the most vulnerable pieces of ourselves and community there is an opening for hope. I think? I hope? :)
Also, the backstory on this new bookstore is important and relevant to the current world order. Hugo, the co-owner (husband wife owners) was held in Honduras and separated from his wife and kids here in the U.S. for months last year when trying to have his permanent visa approved. Gale Brewer and Mark Levine helped intervene to bring him back home. ♥️ https://www.change.org/p/bring-hugo-pinto-home-speed-up-his-us-visa-processing
I live in Inwood and my bff is on 187/Cabrini! I love Dutch Baby and am so excited we now have TWO bookstores in Washington Heights (https://www.wordupbooks.com/). We used to have ZERO above 125th Street!
Loved what you wrote and will be carrying it with me all week. <3
Great piece, Lane. I love how you start it with fun at the bookstore, then get serious about our current state of affairs then bring it back with some fun again (I think Gwyneth is here too but Im on the lookout for TC 😊). Our days need to begin and end with some lighthearted fun or the weight will be too much to bear. Thanks!
Aw, thanks Margaret! And thanks for reading. I find it has been kind of funny to see the Chalamet fever take over--and even people in the 45+ group are much for excited to catch a glimpse of him. Ha!
And agree--we still need lighthearted fun and this has been a great jolt of that for us this week. We all need it!
I love this bookstore story. They would have gotten a lot of my money. But I am on a short book-buying hiatus while I attempt to read all the books I brought on vacation. I bought 5 books and read 2. I found people were extremely warm and welcoming throughout our vacation and it seemed like people were craving connection. My therapist’s parting words to me were to try to stay in the present moment when I feel myself catastrophizing.
Colin Firth was filming in Durham my senior year of college and we went to dinner at the Washington Duke Inn with our leftover food points- we could always afford a fancy meal in April. And he walked right past our table, and I got up and followed him- didn’t actually speak but is still my only true celebrity sighting! I would stake out Timothee Chalamet, the person in front of me was watching Little Women on our flight.
Yes to this Lane! “Researchers have found that the tender post-partum time of learning to care for a baby is when the adult brain is its “most plastic.” The brain is actually able to re-organize itself.” I hope so much that our brains are becoming more creative, expansive and ready to meet the new challenges of this moment!
Yes! Thank you my friend, well said. May it be so, or may we make it so...!
I love this and believe tenderness is a precursor to hope. When we allow that tenderness and TEND to the most vulnerable pieces of ourselves and community there is an opening for hope. I think? I hope? :)
Also, the backstory on this new bookstore is important and relevant to the current world order. Hugo, the co-owner (husband wife owners) was held in Honduras and separated from his wife and kids here in the U.S. for months last year when trying to have his permanent visa approved. Gale Brewer and Mark Levine helped intervene to bring him back home. ♥️ https://www.change.org/p/bring-hugo-pinto-home-speed-up-his-us-visa-processing
Carla! Thank you so much, and yes I know the story well! How do you know Hugo? Are you my neighbor?? :)
I live in Inwood and my bff is on 187/Cabrini! I love Dutch Baby and am so excited we now have TWO bookstores in Washington Heights (https://www.wordupbooks.com/). We used to have ZERO above 125th Street!
Loved what you wrote and will be carrying it with me all week. <3
Oh how lovely! Maybe we will cross paths in one of those two places. Maybe at a reading or book club event!! I would love that.
Thank you for your kind words!
This bookstore sounds divine. It shares a color palette with my favorite place in London.
I'll wait for Timothee Chamalet sightings with bated breath!
Great piece, Lane. I love how you start it with fun at the bookstore, then get serious about our current state of affairs then bring it back with some fun again (I think Gwyneth is here too but Im on the lookout for TC 😊). Our days need to begin and end with some lighthearted fun or the weight will be too much to bear. Thanks!
Aw, thanks Margaret! And thanks for reading. I find it has been kind of funny to see the Chalamet fever take over--and even people in the 45+ group are much for excited to catch a glimpse of him. Ha!
And agree--we still need lighthearted fun and this has been a great jolt of that for us this week. We all need it!
Amen
I love this bookstore story. They would have gotten a lot of my money. But I am on a short book-buying hiatus while I attempt to read all the books I brought on vacation. I bought 5 books and read 2. I found people were extremely warm and welcoming throughout our vacation and it seemed like people were craving connection. My therapist’s parting words to me were to try to stay in the present moment when I feel myself catastrophizing.
Colin Firth was filming in Durham my senior year of college and we went to dinner at the Washington Duke Inn with our leftover food points- we could always afford a fancy meal in April. And he walked right past our table, and I got up and followed him- didn’t actually speak but is still my only true celebrity sighting! I would stake out Timothee Chalamet, the person in front of me was watching Little Women on our flight.
"This is how we will do it. I thought to myself. We will keep being together, and we will keep reading and keep learning." I love this!
Thank you, Lauren! And thank you for reading :)