True friendship is rare. There are days I feel like words are my closest friends. I am acquainted with a childhood mate even today. Brian is quite loyal, passionate and bright. His parents divorced when he was a teen. He never graduated from college. He always considered himself inferior. I read books while he played sports in high school. We see each other a few days out of the year. He’s married with twin girls. We text each other almost every evening. I believe we were intended to be friends. He’s intuitive like myself. A strange yet cool experience was when he captured a black & white landscape of a local creek in winter. I also exposed the same picture but in summer. This only reinforced to me this was something greater and more mysterious at work here. I value his intelligence and sense of pleasure. Other friends have become more distant. He still lingers in the foreground. We share a lot in similar interests. I am more timid with new adventures while he embraces the extreme. I am eternally grateful.
Very true - true friendship is rare and a gift. It sounds like your friendship with Brian is special. And I can relate to words and language being my friends too and they’re always tied to a human somewhere 🙏
Sabrina this is so insightful and lovely. Your writing manages to be both fresh and exciting but also familial and comforting. Whether it’s suggesting unknown sense explorations or reframing the important things we might’ve taken for granted. I can’t wait to listen to the interviews! I love how you’re always evolving what Seven Senses is!
Thank you so so much! It’s a topic that’s been on my mind so much - glad to finally form some cohesive thoughts around it. Look forward to hearing what you think of the audio aspect 🎧
So much to say about this Sabrina having recently broken with the person who I (Marco here) thought was my closest friend. It has taken a year for me to get past it, which seems ridiculous, I know.
This essay is also timely as for a while we've been thinking of putting together a story about a mutual friend we lost suddenly to a brain tumour in LA and the recipe we will forever associate with him. Writing and delivering the eulogy was one of the hardest and most cathartic things I have ever done, particularly as he was in the movie industry and the mourners were like an Oscar red carpet, but I'm so glad I was asked.
Thank you so much Marco! And so sorry to hear about your friendship breakup - they’re honestly some of the most painful experiences, especially when that friendship goes deep/long 💔 And sorry you’re going through that friend grief too - what a gift to be able to offer a eulogy. Did you come to LA for it? Let me know if you’re ever in town, you’ve got a friend 😉
I can imagine that longing! I’m definitely lucky to have such great friends in adulthood. I also prioritize those relationships and nurture them with time, attention and connection 💞
Beautiful insights, Sabrina.
Thank you Jolene! 🥰
True friendship is rare. There are days I feel like words are my closest friends. I am acquainted with a childhood mate even today. Brian is quite loyal, passionate and bright. His parents divorced when he was a teen. He never graduated from college. He always considered himself inferior. I read books while he played sports in high school. We see each other a few days out of the year. He’s married with twin girls. We text each other almost every evening. I believe we were intended to be friends. He’s intuitive like myself. A strange yet cool experience was when he captured a black & white landscape of a local creek in winter. I also exposed the same picture but in summer. This only reinforced to me this was something greater and more mysterious at work here. I value his intelligence and sense of pleasure. Other friends have become more distant. He still lingers in the foreground. We share a lot in similar interests. I am more timid with new adventures while he embraces the extreme. I am eternally grateful.
Very true - true friendship is rare and a gift. It sounds like your friendship with Brian is special. And I can relate to words and language being my friends too and they’re always tied to a human somewhere 🙏
So delighted to be included in this series! And I need to watch Daisies!
Thanks for being a part of it Mason! You provided such valuable insights ✨ I’m excited about seeing Daisies too! 🌼
Sabrina this is so insightful and lovely. Your writing manages to be both fresh and exciting but also familial and comforting. Whether it’s suggesting unknown sense explorations or reframing the important things we might’ve taken for granted. I can’t wait to listen to the interviews! I love how you’re always evolving what Seven Senses is!
Thank you so so much! It’s a topic that’s been on my mind so much - glad to finally form some cohesive thoughts around it. Look forward to hearing what you think of the audio aspect 🎧
So much to say about this Sabrina having recently broken with the person who I (Marco here) thought was my closest friend. It has taken a year for me to get past it, which seems ridiculous, I know.
This essay is also timely as for a while we've been thinking of putting together a story about a mutual friend we lost suddenly to a brain tumour in LA and the recipe we will forever associate with him. Writing and delivering the eulogy was one of the hardest and most cathartic things I have ever done, particularly as he was in the movie industry and the mourners were like an Oscar red carpet, but I'm so glad I was asked.
Thank you so much Marco! And so sorry to hear about your friendship breakup - they’re honestly some of the most painful experiences, especially when that friendship goes deep/long 💔 And sorry you’re going through that friend grief too - what a gift to be able to offer a eulogy. Did you come to LA for it? Let me know if you’re ever in town, you’ve got a friend 😉
So honored to get to be a part of this series. And now I want to immediately transport myself to your mother's location and friend group :)
I can imagine that longing! I’m definitely lucky to have such great friends in adulthood. I also prioritize those relationships and nurture them with time, attention and connection 💞