01/10/2025
A Short Pause: Crossing the Threshold of DRita
The word liminal derives from the Latin limen, meaning threshold. To enter dieta is to step into this liminal space; a transitional realm between the known and the unknown.
As John O’Donohue observes, “At this threshold a great complexity of emotion comes alive: confusion, fear, excitement, sadness, hope.” These affective states signal the significance of transition and the depth of transformation underway.
His counsel is clear: “…to take your time, to feel the varieties of presence that accrue there, to listen inwards with complete attention, until you hear the inner voice calling you forward saying: The time has come to cross.”
Crossing into dieta requires both courage and trust in the emergent process. It is a deliberate act of stepping beyond the familiar and opening to what cannot yet be fully named.
As William Blake reminds us:
“In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between them, there are doors.”
The dieta is one of these doors; a threshold where inner and outer worlds converge.
✨ I will also be taking a short pause until mid-October to honor this threshold space and return with renewed clarity and presence.
