This Is Us
What My Son’s Final Words Taught Me About Happiness
Joy comes when we let go of the idea that we deserve it
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9 min readDec 9, 2020
Nearly five years ago, I knelt before my five-year-old son Sam in the basement of our friend’s home. The room was filled with a mishmash of furniture from upstairs and outside to accommodate all the people who had come to say goodbye. Sarah…
