The stories that fill the holes in our lives

The importance of sharing the stories that matter to you

Earlier this week, my mom died. For a while we had been watching her slowly slip away, succumbing to dementia and cancer. Week by week, she was less able to express the magic of who she was. Today I want to share with you a little story of where her spark came from in the early days of her life.

My mom grew up on the Lower East Side of New York City in …