Thank you, Ava, for your taking the risk to be transparent with such vulnerability. Your words, feelings, heart + soul are on the page. You speak of the pain of self discovery with a beauty and poignancy that brings me to tears this morning. I salute you, woman, and appreciate your stirring my soul to look into the mirror of acceptance + the joy of just being. I cook because as one cousin said, I come from a long line of the masters (Sicilian grandmothers/Nonnas) + I have adult children and grandchildren who will remember my expressions of love through food into the generations that follow. One could only hope. Your beautiful vulnerability touches me (and your folx) deeply. You’re doing great work. Thank you!
You are a bright light in this dystopian world, Ava. Stay the course. Your tremendous growth has unfolded before our eyes in the currents of love and deep beauty. Keep writing, keep cooking, keep being loved.
Thank you for sharing ALL of this! Every single word/sentence/paragraph was incredible, validating, life-saving.
Thank YOU for reading and hanging out with me this morning 🖤
Your writing it a balm for my soul.
And you’re a balm for my tender heart xx
Thank you, Ava, for your taking the risk to be transparent with such vulnerability. Your words, feelings, heart + soul are on the page. You speak of the pain of self discovery with a beauty and poignancy that brings me to tears this morning. I salute you, woman, and appreciate your stirring my soul to look into the mirror of acceptance + the joy of just being. I cook because as one cousin said, I come from a long line of the masters (Sicilian grandmothers/Nonnas) + I have adult children and grandchildren who will remember my expressions of love through food into the generations that follow. One could only hope. Your beautiful vulnerability touches me (and your folx) deeply. You’re doing great work. Thank you!
This means a great deal to me and I so appreciate you taking the time to share with me and to support this work and all my endeavors. xx
You are a bright light in this dystopian world, Ava. Stay the course. Your tremendous growth has unfolded before our eyes in the currents of love and deep beauty. Keep writing, keep cooking, keep being loved.
xx I shall 🖤