(This post is a series of daily letters from me to my future children reporting from the emerging paradigm.)
Dear Kids:
Today is the lunar eclipse in Capricorn. It’s also the 4th of July, on one of the most complicated Independence Days of my adult life.
Hamilton just dropped on Disney+ yesterday. I think the perfect timing to watch that musical for the first (or the 4th) time!
I remember when it first dropped it made a big impression on the culture but I was slow to get into the fever of it. I kind of assumed at some point I might see it and then I’d bother listening to the soundtrack.
And then I went on a trip to Israel with one of the original cast members and I decided to give it a shot… and was hooked! It’s such a vital narrative especially during this time of resistance!
I finally got to see it on Broadway due to the generosity of my former mother in law. I loved it even more once I actually saw the musical. I didn’t get to see Oak when I saw it live (he was already in Shondaland). So awesome to get to see the film version of Hamilton with the original cast!
I am excited for the revolutionary message to hit the masses. When I listen to the Hamilton soundtrack it revitalizes me. I have a whole Fat Kid Dance Party choreography I teach to Hamilton. Someday I’d love to do a whole Hamilton aerobics class!!
Hamilton reminds me of legacy. The first part of that is knowing that rabble rousers and resisters existed before us and we build our movements on the work already laid before us. It can feel daunting to dismantle systems of oppression but it’s not work that will start or end with us!
The second part of legacy I think about with Hamilton is the question of what kind of legacy are we leaving? How will you be remembered? What characteristics do you want to have?
If you can answer those questions you can backward map day to day action that will get you there. That’s a powerful lesson I picked up in a training yesterday that parallels Hamilton.
xoxo,
Mom
P.S. Tomorrow is Nanny’s birthday and I made her a surprise birthday eve cherry pie from scratch. It’s hard to surprise her, and it was a really good pie.
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