On this day, three years ago, my dad died.
I’ve been thinking a lot about him.
At a time when I was struggling, he encouraged me to explore the Alexander Technique. He didn’t really know what it was, but he trusted it might help.
He was right.
Then he suggested something that made even less sense to me at the time:
bringing that work into the water.
That idea became everything.
Looking back, I can see that without him, the Shaw Method may never have existed.
But his influence didn’t stop with me.
He had that same quiet belief in my son Tomer.
He supported him, encouraged his acting, and trusted his path, even when it wasn’t always easy.
And now something extraordinary.
On the third anniversary of my dad’s passing, Tomer has a film premiering at a festival in Beverly Hills.
I can’t help but feel the synchronicity of that.
I’m sure he would be so proud of Tomer, as are we.
It feels as though his belief, his support, his love continues to move forward through the generations.
In the water today, I feel that deeply.
Not as something lost,
but as something still very present.
Gratitude.
Support.
Love.
I miss you, Dad.
Steven