In this week’s essay, John remembers dropping his son off at college, and trying to hold onto moments and feelings while you can.
Notebook Entries:
Notebook 75, page 6. September 2021:
They chose you.
Notebook 15, page 4. April 2004:
Sitting with Brice by waterfall. Throwing rocks in stream. Loading sand from dump truck and loader and back again.
References:
What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
Songwriter Nick Cave
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Podcast production by Cheyna Roth.
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