Amy Griffin

Well, I think being scared is good because it means you're doing something important. If I didn't say I was scared to come sit down, if I didn't say I was scared to tell this story, every time I said it, then it wouldn't be important. So I think that's really important. And I would say, take out a piece of paper and write it down in your handwriting so you're connected to it.

Well, I think being scared is good because it means you're doing something important. If I didn't say I was scared to come sit down, if I didn't say I was scared to tell this story, every time I said it, then it wouldn't be important. So I think that's really important. And I would say, take out a piece of paper and write it down in your handwriting so you're connected to it.

You can either put it in a drawer And you can, or you can look at it every day until you're ready. So just tell yourself. And then I would say back to that idea of forming a memory that we all have to have that person in our life that you can look in the eye and it really doesn't even matter what you're saying.

You can either put it in a drawer And you can, or you can look at it every day until you're ready. So just tell yourself. And then I would say back to that idea of forming a memory that we all have to have that person in our life that you can look in the eye and it really doesn't even matter what you're saying.

It's not really even necessarily the words because I have distinct memory of all of my closest friends. I can go through the 20 friends in the last, in the year after the aftermath of what I was going through.

It's not really even necessarily the words because I have distinct memory of all of my closest friends. I can go through the 20 friends in the last, in the year after the aftermath of what I was going through.

And I can tell you not even what was said, but the mannerisms of the human connection that I had with the way that they looked me in the eye, or they held my hand, or in the case of my best friend, Rachel, I was with her two weekends ago and I said, you know, still trying to maybe doubt my memory a little bit.

And I can tell you not even what was said, but the mannerisms of the human connection that I had with the way that they looked me in the eye, or they held my hand, or in the case of my best friend, Rachel, I was with her two weekends ago and I said, you know, still trying to maybe doubt my memory a little bit.

And I said, you know, it's funny, I remember writing in the book that when I told you my story, you held my feet. And I said, is that right? You've never held my feet before. Why would you hold my feet? And she said, I did hold your feet because it was the only part of you that I could reach because you were curled up in a ball and I reached for you and that was what I got.

And I said, you know, it's funny, I remember writing in the book that when I told you my story, you held my feet. And I said, is that right? You've never held my feet before. Why would you hold my feet? And she said, I did hold your feet because it was the only part of you that I could reach because you were curled up in a ball and I reached for you and that was what I got.

And so that's my memory. And so to anyone that has that story to tell, find that person that you can create that connection with. I...

And so that's my memory. And so to anyone that has that story to tell, find that person that you can create that connection with. I...

I hope that every person that picks up this book finds a little piece of themselves.

I hope that every person that picks up this book finds a little piece of themselves.

and that they find a little thread of themselves the way that I found myself. And in knowing that, if I hear those stories, I will feel so much joy. I will feel so much joy. I don't know that I'm gonna know all the stories, but I had something happen two weeks ago when I got back from break and I'd given an early reader copy to a friend And then someone else came to me and said, I read your book.

and that they find a little thread of themselves the way that I found myself. And in knowing that, if I hear those stories, I will feel so much joy. I will feel so much joy. I don't know that I'm gonna know all the stories, but I had something happen two weeks ago when I got back from break and I'd given an early reader copy to a friend And then someone else came to me and said, I read your book.

And I kind of looked over and I thought, but I didn't give you my book. And then I realized, and she said, oh, so-and-so gave it to me after the holiday. She read it and she passed it on. And I thought, oh, that's it. That's just it right there. And I was scared, by the way. I was really scared. And I went into protection mode. as I say this, because I thought, no, no, wait a minute.

And I kind of looked over and I thought, but I didn't give you my book. And then I realized, and she said, oh, so-and-so gave it to me after the holiday. She read it and she passed it on. And I thought, oh, that's it. That's just it right there. And I was scared, by the way. I was really scared. And I went into protection mode. as I say this, because I thought, no, no, wait a minute.

I don't have control. I'm not in control. I didn't give that person the book.

I don't have control. I'm not in control. I didn't give that person the book.