Guest post by Sofi Ayling, age 10.

I am from…

I am from yoga mats

From tea and herbs

I am from the purple door

Fuzzy PJs and organic food

I am from daddy’s Japanese garden

The dead chipmunk who I miss with all my heart

I am kindness and wisdom

From Ralphy and Grandma

I’m from Big Bang before bed

and Long Island for Christmas

and from camping out in the backyard

I’m from San Francisco, California

Haiti and England

Chinese on Mondays

From the stories of my parents past that they tell like it was only yesterday

The long lost pictures of when we were a family that are locked away in my heart to only be opened to the ones who care