Los Pininos: One Year Ago

Friday, January 4, 2008

One Year Ago

I'm thinking of you today, Helen, and working to learn the lessons of your life:
-joy
-exuding a peaceful spirit
-engaged and loving parenting
-one million opportunities to be creative over the course of the day
-choosing work that you enjoy, that inspires you
-sharing smiles
-and I am sure this would be among them: forgiveness.

I'm thinking of you Paul and Francis, and wishing you peace.

1 comment:

Cold Spaghetti said...: I've been thinking about this all day. You really put the day and it's events into a positive perspective -- thank you!; Friday, 04 January, 2008

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Los Pininos

We were looking for just the right name to capture the joy and struggle in balancing all the parts of our lives here in New Orleans, with our children, family, work, and selves. I couldn't help but think of Elliot working on his balance, and Tita (my mom) standing him up, gazing in his eyes, and slowly letting go, screaming "Pinino!" Sometimes he'd stand for a few, others he'd crash down...Whatever the outcome, Elliot's response was half-fear, half-thrill and all smiles. I'd like to think that's how we face our daily lives. We are Los Pininos.