Wednesday, January 14, 2015

The Kindness of Seeing Audrey

"The best thing to hold onto in life is each other."
~ Audrey Hepburn

A woman I know decidedly does not look like Audrey Hepburn -- at least not outside her fantastical imagination.  Nonetheless, she has used Holly G as a moniker when writing online reviews and as her code-name when playing laser tag.  (It seems visions of Tiffany's sometimes dance in her head.)  This woman has a dear college friend who from time to time sends her postcards with beautiful photos of Audrey.  Recently, the friend sent this woman a book of Audrey photographs on the set of Sabrina.  Inside the book, the college friend wrote, "Hope you enjoy reading about yourself, my favorite Audrey."  The woman I know was thrilled to receive the book, but even more touched by what she decided was her friend's romanticized notion of her.  But on further reflection, this woman realized that her friend has always held space for her to be the best version of herself.

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