Liminality – Living On the Threshold With An Appreciation
Transitions States of liminality. Think of how many transitions you go through in one day, let alone a lifetime of being in your skin. Moving from day to night. Sleep state to awake. Seasonal transitions. Childhood, puberty, adulthood, and elderhood. Emotional...
A Soul Retracts, Quietly Persisting In The Shadows
A Soul A deep conversation. An intense look. Seeing her for the first time as the soul I knew before. I lost her to a world she thought she preferred instead of the one into which she was born. The world where she was loved unconditionally. She left for an abyss that...
Becoming You By Being Vulnerable
It is How We Will Survive Whenever there is uncertainty, risk and emotional exposure, there is vulnerability. Everyday we lose a bit of ourselves simply by waking up. No day is similar, ever. Our routine may appear the same, but the unexpected happens. It may be...
The Wisdom in Recognizing A Long-Term Perspective
Advanced age and maturity in no way guarantees wisdom. “Wisdom involves using our powerful intellect to recognize the consequences of our actions and to think of the well-being of the whole. Unfortunately…we have lost the long-term perspective…” Jane Goodall There is...
What Does Giving Up Really Mean?
And Why Exercising that Choice Matters People may think of giving up as surrendering, relinquishing responsibility, admitting defeat. Giving up on something or someone might simply be deciding your time is no longer worth the hassle of dealing with said person, thing,...
Why the Hell is Everyone In Such a Hurry?
Impatience is not Sustainable What underlies impatience? What are the circumstances that expose the need to be done and over with something? Or in a hurry to witness the end? Seeking the goal without experiencing the journey. The allure of 10 second news, giving us...