They are so so tender, and ask for such gentleness and so much patience! They can also feel quite discombobulating because we experience the old and the new and everything in between as the shifts occur!
A very open and thought-provoking post, Priya. I feel at a bit of threshold myself right now, and so, your words really struck a chord with me. I am excited for what’s coming and I love the question: where is life asking me to grow.
May we both grow into whatever life is asking of us :)
For me, I've always noticed the threshold in hindsight. I'm glad to notice you're noticing the threshold in the present. Perhaps, that's a good sign. For me, a threshold signifies that place where the river meets the sea/ocean. Geographically, referred to as an estuary. They say the water isn't as salty as the ocean, but the sweetness of the river blends in and that surrender leads to brackish water. Maybe, that's the threshold that makes one being to evolve and feel belonged? Perhaps, that's growth too. And unlike the horizon, this is much more tangible.
Amit, I really like that, noticing thresholds in hindsight. When you talk about the brackish water, it makes me think of how thresholds are not these clear and well-defined spaces of time, place, or behaviors. The past is there even as the future has arrived. Thank you for the conversation!
So achingly beautiful Priya. I truly felt your despair at not being able to coax the words but perhaps this threshold will lead to new insights and maybe a new lease of creativity. I wish you well on your journey.
Nimmy, I realized that since so much of my writing comes from my trying to make sense of life, thresholds sound only like endings, melancholic and sad. There is the new beginning too as well as happy endings! I am considering going back to grad school and so, I am looking forward to many old cycles ending. Always great to talk to you!
They are so so tender, and ask for such gentleness and so much patience! They can also feel quite discombobulating because we experience the old and the new and everything in between as the shifts occur!
Kaitlyn, you're so right! It is a disorienting feeling to experience the arrival of the future even as the past is not yet completely gone. Thank you!
A very open and thought-provoking post, Priya. I feel at a bit of threshold myself right now, and so, your words really struck a chord with me. I am excited for what’s coming and I love the question: where is life asking me to grow.
May we both grow into whatever life is asking of us :)
Michael, thank you for your company on this writing journey! I greatly appreciate you!
Right back at you, Priya :)
For me, I've always noticed the threshold in hindsight. I'm glad to notice you're noticing the threshold in the present. Perhaps, that's a good sign. For me, a threshold signifies that place where the river meets the sea/ocean. Geographically, referred to as an estuary. They say the water isn't as salty as the ocean, but the sweetness of the river blends in and that surrender leads to brackish water. Maybe, that's the threshold that makes one being to evolve and feel belonged? Perhaps, that's growth too. And unlike the horizon, this is much more tangible.
Amit, I really like that, noticing thresholds in hindsight. When you talk about the brackish water, it makes me think of how thresholds are not these clear and well-defined spaces of time, place, or behaviors. The past is there even as the future has arrived. Thank you for the conversation!
So achingly beautiful Priya. I truly felt your despair at not being able to coax the words but perhaps this threshold will lead to new insights and maybe a new lease of creativity. I wish you well on your journey.
Nimmy, I realized that since so much of my writing comes from my trying to make sense of life, thresholds sound only like endings, melancholic and sad. There is the new beginning too as well as happy endings! I am considering going back to grad school and so, I am looking forward to many old cycles ending. Always great to talk to you!