Are you staring down an ending?
The end of a leadership position you’ve held…the end of college for some…or the end of parenting, as your babies have flown the coop and gotten married.
I’m learning the importance of marking an ending, so that I can embrace the new beginning that lies ahead.
Whatever ending place you find yourself in today, be encouraged by the words of Parker Palmer as you embrace the sacred space of a new beginning.
“Everyone has lost sight of your heart
And you can see nowhere to put your trust;
You know you have to make your own way through.
As far as you can, hold your confidence.
Do not allow your confusion to squander
This call which is loosening
Your roots in false ground,
That you might come free
From all you have outgrown.
What is being transfigured here is your mind, And it is difficult and slow to become new.
The more faithfully you can endure here,
The more refined your heart will become
For your arrival in the new dawn.”
-Parker Palmer
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