thresholds

Threshold by definition is a point of departure and transition. A place or point of entering a beginning. The outset. It can also mean your limit or boundary.

Two weeks ago, I released a new class called Process Class. Process class was an idea I had in December of last year. I gathered my notes and continued to collect new research as I filled out this creative form. I’m always quick to act on new ideas, and I find it quite easy to be in the gathering stage.

I then went idle. I couldn’t decide between creating the class as a prerecorded experience or a live one. I worked through the decision (something I will probably talk about in a later episode), recorded the class, and released it for sale.

Check, mark, done.

But then I was met with many feelings - proud, excited, tired, nervous, anxious, restless, avoidance - I wanted to close the chapter and have the next one waiting for me.

The truth is, I don’t quite have the next one waiting for me. Sure, I have projects I am working on that feel ongoing - a body of work about atmospheres, and daily writing, but nothing that felt like a sure start, end, and middle.

And I began to think - I have to quickly move onto my next idea.

Yet - my next idea isn’t ready yet. It’s still incubating. I am still reflecting on what I want from it and if it’s really for me.

I realized I am in a threshold. I am in between. And this place can be beautiful, too.

Reflections

• I can look at thresholds as an in-between moment, much like I look at the beauty of in-between moments in daily life.

• I need to move through thresholds to make my creative process dynamic.

• I have to sustain my mindset.

Resources

• Process Class, a 90-minute class is your gateway to tune into your life, trust your curiosity, and unlock your full creative potential.

• Finding the in-between, Lauren Sauder

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