A Quote That Taught Me How to Connect to My Heart Again

A father’s advice to his daughter, the poet Grace Paley, about how to grow old

J.R. Flaherty
Middle-Pause
Published in
3 min readApr 5, 2024

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Photo by Josue Michel on Unsplash

These words by the poet Grace Paley keep tapping me on the shoulder. They are about a morning ritual, a quiet whisper from within, and a precious gift from an elderly father to his daughter.

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