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The Threshold: Forgiveness
Our ability to forgive allows us to make space for our ability to meet suffering—our suffering as well as the suffering of others—with a kind heart. Gina Sharpe, “The Power of Forgiveness“ “Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the … Continue reading
The Threshold: Finding Joy
It was the bells that made me open the door. December 31, 1968. Or was it January 1, 1969? We were moving into our new house. I rode in the back of a pick-up truck crammed in with the furniture from our … Continue reading
January 1 – The Threshold: The New Year
This new day dawns and with it, a New Year, both heavy and light with potential. Fresh and ripe and juicy, opportunity is within reach. In truth, it is always within reach, but the calendar gives us permission today to … Continue reading
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The Threshold: Scary Places
I wonder what doors you have stood before and been terrified to enter. I don’t wonder that we all have these places, these scary places. I also don’t doubt that these thresholds that stand between us and our scary places … Continue reading
The Threshold: Invisible Burdens
It’s an insight that only came to me after years of doing the routine thing that most teachers are asked to do: between classes, stand in the hallway, be a presence, and greet students as they come into the room. … Continue reading
The Threshold: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Almost every week, first time visitors cross our threshold at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Gwinnett. Many come in search mode, looking for something that they may not have found elsewhere. Some arrive with serious baggage that they may have … Continue reading
The Threshold: A House for Hope
Like many ancient communities of the past, we have chosen to observe a brief time in our community and here in these daily reflections to pause and consider what it is we are about to enter into. The fitting “part … Continue reading