When writing about motherhood some of the key players always, eventually — rightfully — insist on privacy. Sometimes I whisper their ages in surprise — 12, 10, 10. How did we get here and how did it happen so quickly?
The world is heavy right now and I believe it’s a weight we all must carry in personal, public and private ways. I can read, donate, step aside and lift up other voices, stand in front of a city building with a sign, march, wear a mask, argue, kneel, write opinions. But it never feels enough . I think: If I write in this space again, shouldn’t I write to better something or someone? But life is multi-faceted. And I believe, hope, there’s room.
Late Spring a couple friends who live in New York City said they had signed up for the NYCRUNS Subway System Challenge. There are 245 miles of track between New York City’s 472 subway stations. The goal is to run all 245 miles over the summer, beginning on Memorial Day and ending on Labor Day. You pay to enter and a portion of the proceeds benefit the Robin Hood Relief Fund, which is helping out vulnerable New Yorkers during the pandemic.