Hello and Welcome to Sitting in Silence, the newsletter about craft, writing, worry, and joy. Today’s post is a little different. Mostly, it’s because I’m celebrating. My birthday was last week, and it’s been wonderful spending time with friends and family as well as reflecting on the sweet moments of life. I’m also celebrating because this is the 40
I’m not sure if you’ve heard of Torii Hunter, the MLB player who is now a sportscaster. Someone once asked him his goal for baseball. “I want to hit a grand slam walkoff home run to win the World Series,” he replied. “If I aim for anything less, I will allow myself to fall short.” I always keep that in mind, and your story reminded me of it.
I’m not sure if you’ve heard of Torii Hunter, the MLB player who is now a sportscaster. Someone once asked him his goal for baseball. “I want to hit a grand slam walkoff home run to win the World Series,” he replied. “If I aim for anything less, I will allow myself to fall short.” I always keep that in mind, and your story reminded me of it.
Thank you for this 💜