Throw a Pizza Party For Sophie’s Birthday

What would have been Sophie’s 6th birthday is coming up on November 14th. In considering ways to commemorate, to continue her legacy, we think about what Sophie would have wanted, what she represents.

~~ She would want everyone to party ~~

She would have painted her face with cake. And then your face with cake.

Because Sophie always had a good time with small joys.

Sophie loved Pizza, and on her birthday, we invite you to invite some friends, sit with your family, just hang out and spend some quality time with yourself and have a pizza party.

You can use it as an opportunity to spend time in

gratitude, reflect on the simple blessings that you have, connect with others, learn something lovely, and carry on Sophie’s memory.

We would love to hear about any pizza parties you have!
Download and print the below image, take a photo of it at your pizza party, and send it on over! Or just hashtag #loveforsophie #loveforpizza

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Sophie never
Simply ‘lived’ life
or went through the motions.

Sophie ‘took charge’ of life.

Her every day was pursued
with the utmost intention.

She decisively chose exactly what she wanted
And then went for it.

It was clear that most of the time,
Sophie wanted Pizza.

So many of us are so busy
Chasing the dream,
Chasing the next big thing.

But Sophie?
She was good with Pizza.
She knew that seizing the glory
that is life meant
Eating pizza whenever she wanted.

All of you?
You probably think that
you know the days of the week.
but you’ve been misinformed.

Because according to Sophie
The days of the week flow from:
Sunday to
Monday to
Tuesday to
Pizzaday

Time centered around Pizza Day.

There are 4 Pizza Days a month.

One of Sophie’s special spaces is Camp Simcha,
Cancer or no,
She was determined
to make it to camp.

And we all know that once Sophie is determined to do something
She does it.

On one of the last days of camp,
She lost her first tooth.

While eating Pizza.

Yesterday was not a Wednesday.
It was Pizza Day.

Sophie wasn’t just another kid.

Not that any kid,
is like any other kid but
Sophie was objectively
unique.
Her eyes saw the world
In the vibrant way
The world was meant to be seen.

When asked her favorite color, Sophie knew that
She did not have to choose between blue and pink,
No. Sophie decided that
Her favorite color was rainbow.

Because she saw the world in Pink and purple and green and red and blue and white.
She painted her nails in Pink and purple and green and red and blue and white.

And she found it all beautiful. All at once.
And she shared those colors
with all of us.

Sophie was all in.

When Sophie danced.
She threw her entire being
Into each movement.
When she sang,
She poured herself into each song (even if it was a little off tune)

When Sophie wanted to ensure
that she had your full attention,
she would
Do this thing where she would
Place her left hand on your left cheek and
Her right hand on your right cheek and
Turn your face towards her
As she spoke.

Because she was all in.

She both gave
and demanded
That eye contact.
And that fullness of being.

And her smile
Were never due to
A photographer telling her to smile
That radiant smile was due to her entire being,
being joy
And that joy spilled over
her eyes, her mouth, her face.

People always said
that she was a fighter.
But a more accurate description
would be to say that
She was a kid
who lived in a space
Above the fight.

She deliberately chose Pizza.
She chose magic.
She chose rainbows.
She chose eye contact.

Sophie will always be here.

She will be in memories of our collective past,
She will continue inspiring our individual futures.

She will be here in every Pizza day
In every one of her favorite colors
She will be present in
the manner in which we
carry ourselves
through every single moment.

Every time we see the extraordinary
in the routine,
Sophie will be there.

Sophie was, is, and will forever be. Present tense.