How to deal with a “snowglobe” moment
In the liminal space
You can listen to this essay as audio here
Happy Sunday, Soothers. This is normally the time I’d be sharing an intentional gift guide with you, or my process to reflect and plan an intentional year, but, uh… yeah. Don’t feel like those quite hit the right notes, right now. (Though you can still access past versions of those if they are something you need! Review process; how to give thoughtfully)
The topics and routines and end-of-year reflections I often write about or offer just seem a bit silly, given that we’re in this very strange liminal, in-between, turbulent and uncertain phase, a phase which has lasted the better part of an entire year.
Do you know the world liminal? I love it and all that it encompasses. Liminal is one of my favorite words and liminality is one of my favorite concepts. Some definitions:
- : of, relating to, or situated at a sensory threshold : barely perceptible or capable of eliciting a response
- : of, relating to, or being an intermediate state, phase, or condition : IN-BETWEEN, TRANSITIONAL
- It comes from the Latin līmen, meaning “threshold.” In its literal sense, a threshold is a doorway. Liminal is often used to describe the threshold, or gateway, between two stages. When used in…
