#481: SPOTLIGHT: Susan Estes
#481: Susan Estes
November 10, 2026
A Backbeat of Community
Question for Susan:
Can you remember a time when you caught yourself thinking, "I wish I could bottle this feeling"? What was happening in that moment?
Susan's Response:
A late October morning. Breezy with yellow leaves against a blue sky and an election and Halloween in the air. A good friend and I, out for a coffee break, decided not to go back to work right away. We found a small city playground nearby with an empty bench surrounded by little people playing and laughing on climbing structures, slides and swings. Most of these wee citizens were less than 3 feet tall--miniatures of our world and future promise--ballerinas, firefighters, football and baseball team reps, a young girl wearing cowboy boots wearing an RBG shirt printed with this on the back “and Justice For All’’.
“Hope” is the thing with feathers —
That perches in the soul —
And sings the tune without the words —
And never stops — at all —” (E.Dickinson)
I suspect Susan would love responses so here is Susan's email for you… Amanda