You definitely don't suck. Thank you for always being a breath of fresh air and a reason to pause and be grateful for this really amazing world that we get to live in for a while.
From the first time I heard Andrea say that they didn’t want to leave this world without a broken heart, that there would have to be a thousand heavens for all their flying parts, I was in love with their words. I discovered them around the same time as I discovered your writing, and gosh if there weren’t days when I was held together by the words and love you each shared, paired with a little “strength of will” duct tape.
That duct tape feels a little stronger when there’s love, when one comes face to face with the (terrifyingly) healing power of being truly seen, even by a ‘stranger’.
Andrea’s impacts will be felt for so long, and their love story being shared by their partner has been another gift in a wild whirlwind of blessings…
And you are a whirlwind of blessings too, Tyler.
To be human is to be cracked open like a pomegranate, sometimes, spilling tender and delicious thoughts and feelings across the fingers of life, staining them red - passionate and loving through it all.
How lucky we all are that some people hold that stain as a badge of courage.
Nicole, just wow for this. Here's to the duct tape of words, here's to how they find us when we need them most. Here's to YOUR words, and how they are glue to so many, too. "A Whirlwind of blessings," is maybe one of the coolest things I've ever been called, and it means more than you'll ever know.
My partner had a close call yesterday, leading to seven hour exam in the hospital emergency room. They are stitched up and healing now, but I’m still reeling over the “wake-up call” of what to expect when the unexpected happens. A reminder that when life gets real, we (once again) get to witness our better purpose here. It puts our angst about other things into the equally weighted perspective of “limits” and “possibilities”. Your excellent essay today highlights how we are inspired by those who ‘come and go within the Signal Fire community’. And I agree that Andrea’s followers are a great addition. I have equally benefited from diving into the documentation and sharing of Andrea’s life and passing. In their talented and worthy words I am reminded of the beauty of exploring our human fragility.
Oh Kevin, you must be absolutely exhausted. I am so sorry for your scare, for your day, for your struggle. The wake up calls are terrifying, and they are poignant, and they are important, and I feel so often they are given to people who already are awake, which never feels fair to me. You are so right about Andrea, so very right. How lucky we all are to have existed when they did.
I am repeatedly stunned by the power a few words have in changing my mood, perspective, or the course of my day. In these increasingly dark times we need the light that you, Andrea, and other truth speakers are sending out more than ever.
Thank you for being constant and connecting us with spark after spark.
Heart bursting with pride as I read this, as you read it to me yesterday and the lump in my throat came out in tears down my cheeks. This my love, is why you are here, your spark of light that you carry and offer everyone around you, everyone who sees the world you do and even more for those who do not. Thank you always, for your light I am so lucky for you.
What a beautiful promise; a wonderful tribute to Andrea. I believe that all who've found you whilst mourning Andrea will be gently held by you and the Signal Fire community you've created, and they will be so grateful they've found this place.
Just beautiful.
Your words never fail to speak to my heart, soul and spirit.
It's magical how you speak the words I never seem to be able to find.
Thank you.
Thank you for showing up for them, for being here, truly.
You definitely don't suck. Thank you for always being a breath of fresh air and a reason to pause and be grateful for this really amazing world that we get to live in for a while.
Such a short while, the lot of us, blinks on a timeline so so long. How lucky we are, if you really think about it.
Tyler, you are definitely one of those people who doesn’t suck. Thanks for making a space that reflects it. 🖤
Thank you so much, you absolutely do not suck either and I hope you always, always remember that.
Thank you. I needed that today. 🥲
People need to know, read and see you!!
:) Thanks Marmalade!
From the first time I heard Andrea say that they didn’t want to leave this world without a broken heart, that there would have to be a thousand heavens for all their flying parts, I was in love with their words. I discovered them around the same time as I discovered your writing, and gosh if there weren’t days when I was held together by the words and love you each shared, paired with a little “strength of will” duct tape.
That duct tape feels a little stronger when there’s love, when one comes face to face with the (terrifyingly) healing power of being truly seen, even by a ‘stranger’.
Andrea’s impacts will be felt for so long, and their love story being shared by their partner has been another gift in a wild whirlwind of blessings…
And you are a whirlwind of blessings too, Tyler.
To be human is to be cracked open like a pomegranate, sometimes, spilling tender and delicious thoughts and feelings across the fingers of life, staining them red - passionate and loving through it all.
How lucky we all are that some people hold that stain as a badge of courage.
Thank you for being one of them.
Nicole, just wow for this. Here's to the duct tape of words, here's to how they find us when we need them most. Here's to YOUR words, and how they are glue to so many, too. "A Whirlwind of blessings," is maybe one of the coolest things I've ever been called, and it means more than you'll ever know.
My partner had a close call yesterday, leading to seven hour exam in the hospital emergency room. They are stitched up and healing now, but I’m still reeling over the “wake-up call” of what to expect when the unexpected happens. A reminder that when life gets real, we (once again) get to witness our better purpose here. It puts our angst about other things into the equally weighted perspective of “limits” and “possibilities”. Your excellent essay today highlights how we are inspired by those who ‘come and go within the Signal Fire community’. And I agree that Andrea’s followers are a great addition. I have equally benefited from diving into the documentation and sharing of Andrea’s life and passing. In their talented and worthy words I am reminded of the beauty of exploring our human fragility.
Oh Kevin, you must be absolutely exhausted. I am so sorry for your scare, for your day, for your struggle. The wake up calls are terrifying, and they are poignant, and they are important, and I feel so often they are given to people who already are awake, which never feels fair to me. You are so right about Andrea, so very right. How lucky we all are to have existed when they did.
I am repeatedly stunned by the power a few words have in changing my mood, perspective, or the course of my day. In these increasingly dark times we need the light that you, Andrea, and other truth speakers are sending out more than ever.
Thank you for being constant and connecting us with spark after spark.
Heart bursting with pride as I read this, as you read it to me yesterday and the lump in my throat came out in tears down my cheeks. This my love, is why you are here, your spark of light that you carry and offer everyone around you, everyone who sees the world you do and even more for those who do not. Thank you always, for your light I am so lucky for you.
What a beautiful promise; a wonderful tribute to Andrea. I believe that all who've found you whilst mourning Andrea will be gently held by you and the Signal Fire community you've created, and they will be so grateful they've found this place.
Radical tenderness. Thank you.