Graham Hall
19-12 2022 19:23
wrote:
I can't believe you've been taken too soon, and far too young. It has come as a complete shock. When I think of Emma I think of two things, her stories, and her friendships. She was always able to generate such trustful connections with people! Gentle in spirit, but also fun and mischievous. A wonderful gossip, in all the best ways. I didn’t know that it was possible to gossip without malice, but she would share with such wonder and scandal haha. There was always a little twinkle in the eye, and you knew she would be up to something, some shenanigan or another, penguin related or not. She was also fiercely loyal, if you were in her team, and you delivered results for her, she would back you all the way, no matter the audience or the influence of the person who disagreed. She was moral like that. She was in that way very maternal. She would often talk about her babies. She didn’t mean that in a patronizing way, she just deeply cared about her team, and would be gratefully and protective of their contribution, even when others couldn’t see it. I think this is because she knew the job, from the bottom up. She knew that it was hard, she knew that it was often thankless, and she knew that regardless of competency, people would be trying. I think this speaks to what impressed me the most about Emma, it will be the enduring lesson that I will take from her life: she turned up! She was so humble, she knew her weaknesses, she knew that perhaps she didn’t have the same talent as others, but she never once let that hold her back. She always wanted to know what more she could do, what challenges she could take on, how to improve. For me she epitomized the growth mindset. She didn’t dwell on mistakes or past failures, always focused on the next challenge, and always focused on what she could control. You could give her any task, and you could be certain it would be done to the best of her ability. On those occasions that it wasn’t quite good enough, she would strive, and learn, and push herself to get it good enough. Is there more of a testament to someone’s true self than that. I’m not sure there is. She was a good person. That is a line that can too easily be passed over, but she was, she was a good person. I will miss her. I will miss being able to message her for random shit or giggles. I will miss being able to complain to her about the uni course that we are on together. I will miss her dependability, her support, her lack of judgement, and her mischievous spirit. It is a real loss and I will miss her. Graham
Graham Hall
19-12 2022 19:23
wrote:
I can't believe you've been taken too soon, and far too young. It has come as a complete shock. When I think of Emma I think of two things, her stories, and her friendships. She was always able to generate such trustful connections with people! Gentle in spirit, but also fun and mischievous. A wonderful gossip, in all the best ways. I didn’t know that it was possible to gossip without malice, but she would share with such wonder and scandal haha. There was always a little twinkle in the eye, and you knew she would be up to something, some shenanigan or another, penguin related or not. She was also fiercely loyal, if you were in her team, and you delivered results for her, she would back you all the way, no matter the audience or the influence of the person who disagreed. She was moral like that. She was in that way very maternal. She would often talk about her babies. She didn’t mean that in a patronizing way, she just deeply cared about her team, and would be gratefully and protective of their contribution, even when others couldn’t see it. I think this is because she knew the job, from the bottom up. She knew that it was hard, she knew that it was often thankless, and she knew that regardless of competency, people would be trying. I think this speaks to what impressed me the most about Emma, it will be the enduring lesson that I will take from her life: she turned up! She was so humble, she knew her weaknesses, she knew that perhaps she didn’t have the same talent as others, but she never once let that hold her back. She always wanted to know what more she could do, what challenges she could take on, how to improve. For me she epitomized the growth mindset. She didn’t dwell on mistakes or past failures, always focused on the next challenge, and always focused on what she could control. You could give her any task, and you could be certain it would be done to the best of her ability. On those occasions that it wasn’t quite good enough, she would strive, and learn, and push herself to get it good enough. Is there more of a testament to someone’s true self than that. I’m not sure there is. She was a good person. That is a line that can too easily be passed over, but she was, she was a good person. I will miss her. I will miss being able to message her for random shit or giggles. I will miss being able to complain to her about the uni course that we are on together. I will miss her dependability, her support, her lack of judgement, and her mischievous spirit. It is a real loss and I will miss her. Graham
