January 20, 2025 in an email to Sameer

Julie,

When we met. You already knew how to be a big, and I knew how to be a little. we thought we already knew what we did.

And so we played the role, played the games, the one where I followed, you led.

Amazed, how when I felt I was playing catch up, you were both present and ahead, 

Always in the know.

We shared all the feels, the vibes and says it all emoji. Analyzing every dynamic, then had it to study. Like our puzzles, frustrating and unclear, give it time, you implored, “there’s a better way, no?”

We sistered, we mothered, decluttered, we groaned.

Through jokes, and secrets, that look “Inertia, I know.”

Treasured hand me downs, passed on with joy, some with that chuckle of relief, and yes a few mixed with loving grief. Covering your face, hand over eyes sigh, “Here, you take it, I don’t even know.”

Pushing the limits, now limitless peace.

No big, no little, all Love. Energy. 

There’s so much more, look up, be curious. Forgive. Believe.

Take a bow, I’m crying, I’m clapping so hard.

“So good. So good.” Aware, She Knows.

Love you, always

Sheila