A Life in the Day

I watched this video the day they uploaded it and was surprised to see that, at the time, it only had a few hits (at my viewing of it, it had less than 1k hits). It was picked up by Upworthy and a few other LGBTQIA websites and it has over 14 million hits today. I love this video for many reasons but the moment that I think resonates with so many is when both twins break down and hide their tears and voice from their father. They're so vulnerable at that moment that you can see them as the children they were and not the young men they are. It's a moment that's very real for all of us when we have to confront the fear of rejection by a parent. The father's reaction is beautiful and honest without being overly emotional. It's a great video and I know I've already shared it on social media but I had to post about it on my blog too. Have you ever had a moment that resonated so much with you that you just had to share it with everyone? Tell me in the comments...

I'm staring at the blinking cursor willing the words the come. Willing the thoughts to stop swirling in my head so I can properly explain what Robin Williams has meant to me. But I just keep staring at the cursor and my eyes continue to water with every second that goes by. I need to put my thoughts down, you see. I don't know why it's such a fervent need but it is. I can't concentrate on work. Can't redirect my focus to the tasks on my to-do list. Can't even look at social media without gravitating to the thousands of memorial posts, pictures, videos of a man who was a part of so many lives, he was family and MADE us family through our shared love for him. For me, his death is a reminder that even the greats suffer but most of all, he's a link my father and I share. He's a year younger than my dad and when he first appeared on the scene, he was one of my father's favorite comedians. I grew up listening to my dad retell the jokes Robin told on stag...

My son David is a huge fan of Jim Carrey's How the Grinch Stole Christmas movie. When it's on, we watch it on TV even though we own the DVD and one year when he was 9 or 10, if I could've managed it, he would have gone as the Grinch for Halloween. Now, I'm just a fan of Christmas music. Most of my friends and colleagues shriek when they hear me playing Christmas music before Halloween but I just love the way the music makes me feel. I'm always smiling when listening to it and whether it's a Carol or a Song, it always makes brings me great joy. I'm about to dive into my query inbox and no... I'm not planning to reply in Grinch fashion but actually giggled when I came across the Grinch YouTube vids. I think authors sometimes see us as Grinch-like with our book of queries open saying, hate, hate, hate, double hate, loathe entirely! It's not always like that! ;)