My father, Jerrold Hirsch, gave me my first job as a freelance editor in 2003 doing a final proof of the book that he began writing before I was born in 1980. Over the years, my father has taught me in many subtle ways a bunch of important skills for being with the everlasting changes of life. In the year 2003 alone with the publication of his book Portrait of America: A Cultural History of the Federal Writer's Project, he taught me about endurance in writing, seizing unlikely opportunities to collaborate and grow together, and the importance of expressions of gratitude, love, and silliness in getting through life.
What is helping you with the ways you are changing this year?
What is helping you with the ways you are changing this year?
[image description one: A line of hearts with spiked hair walk in a line from left to right. Each heart has a different color hair and each heart is labeled with a single letter of the word "change." The final heart has only one spike of hair, which is different than the rest of the hearts, and is labeled with a spiral symbol. Text reads: "Learning that I must learn that I am you."]
[image description two: A blank white page has the following text written in handwriting: "For Anna, whose considerateness, thoughtfulness, creativity, and wisdom are a joy. Dad Popeye the Jert Jerry Hirsch."]
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