đź’ˇ the in between
“There is a sweet spot between the known and the unknown where originality happens; the key is to be able to linger there without panicking.”
Seth Godin • The Song of Significance
between stimulus and response there is a space
Before we can move forward, we have to make space for what’s ending and sit in the uncertainty that follows. That uncomfortable, in-between space—the neutral zone, the abyss—isn’t a problem to solve. It’s where change and realignment happens.
Sitting in lostness can feel excruciating for ambitious types who are so used to doing. But when you’re lost... See more
Sitting in lostness can feel excruciating for ambitious types who are so used to doing. But when you’re lost... See more
Facing the void feels so overwhelming because it is the birthplace of limitless possibility. It is the place of potential new life, and the repository of the old.
Lucy H. Pearce • Creatrix: she who makes
It’s flirting with the liminality between the present and the future. I think portals can exist as little hopping moments; I’m in the present, obviously, but I’m also experiencing future realities. How can I use portals as little keys, to bring those two into symbiosis?
Alexis Aceves Garcia • What if care is the work?
I’ve found myself wanting to get out of the liminal place I’ve been floating in — wanting it to be done already, wanting to arrive in clarity, wanting to feel more certain or sure about what I’m supposed to be doing and how I should be doing it. Part of me feels like this pressure to “get there” comes from the false belief that there is anywhere... See more
Lisa Olivera • Ten things, part five
The space between no longer and not yet is what defines the pivot periods of our lives. This is the time when we have nothing left to hold onto but also nowhere clearly to land.
Brianna Wiest • The Pivot Year
we often get caught in the illusion that arriving at a predetermined destination will end the mental agitation of feeling in-between.
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche • In Love with the World: A Monk's Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying
It’s easy to define ourselves by the empty spaces, the ways in which we lack. And yet those are not always gaps within us waiting to be filled, rather, the simple contrast between all we are and all we were never meant to be.
Brianna Wiest • When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal
Once you have perspective, you can decide which way to go. Though sometimes you have to move in order to know where you are. And sometimes when you move, it will seem that the landscape is moving too.
(Break.up by Joanna Walsh)