Another Liminal Thought

On By dinahIn Creativity, self care, writing craft

Intuitive Creativity Class taught by Lauren Sapala…

Prompt:

Choose a color.

Make something beautiful using that color


I’ve thought about this for 2 days and I’ve decided to write something rather to try to draw/paint/create something. Writing seems to be the only medium that sparks me these days. And, for the last 6 months, that spark has been closer to a fading ember. But I’m working on fanning the flame. I plan to get excited about writing again!

There are so many colors that I love. And I love each of them for different reasons and at different times. Today’s color is a blend. These beautiful hydrangeas are turning from their vibrant summer pink to their fall green. And, right now, they’re in between. They’re a little pink and a little green, a blending of color that is caused by the passing and blending of time. This is the liminal time (between summer and fall) that creates the liminal color (between pink and green). 

And this liminal space is where I’ve existed for a couple of years now. I’m done with my job as a vocational rehabilitation counselor. And I’m no longer managing the care of first- my dad with Alzheimer’s and then my brain injured brother (they’ve both passed). 

I’ve been FEELING the coming of new beginnings, new opportunities, new direction….Sometimes it feels like it’s right around the corner. And sometimes it feels like it might never manifest in my life. But then something happens that feels like magic, like serendipity tapping me on the shoulder to say “hey….try this…it’s your next right step!” So that’s what I do. 

I just finished a weekend writing retreat that I attended virtually. And now I’m in an intuitive creativity class. Perhaps this liminal time is more about releasing the past, emptying my head and heart of the old limiting beliefs and messages and moving forward into a completely new way of being and interacting with the world.

Perhaps that’s the lesson from the hydrangeas. When they are fully done with their bright pink color and they’ve turned totally green, they’ve reached the end of their blooming season. The green means that they’re ready for fall and for preserving. Each stage unfolds in perfect timing.

Maybe I’m drawn to this liminal color because it matches my liminal frame of mind. And, like the hydrangea, I’ll reach my next stage too….in perfect timing. 

I’m glad you’re here 💜

12 thoughts on “Another Liminal Thought”

  3. Hi Dinah,
    I’ve missed you and was glad to see you back this weekend.
    You’ve been through a really rough period with your dad and brother. Either of these would have been sufficient to sideline almost any healthy person, but you did them both.
    I can’t imagine how heavy that load must have been.
    My sisters and I lost both our parents to different slow growing cancers – and while I would not have wanted to be anywhere but by their side helping where I could and such, it drained us.
    On the other hand, as you move forward, I know you have such a creative mind that you’ll find what path best nourishes that great mind and soon the magic will resume.
    I’m taking a year to go slow myself and settle into some life changes, but my challenges pale compared to what you went through.
    Blessings my friend.

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    1. Hi Gary!
      Thanks so much for your kind words and lovely wishes. I so appreciate it. I have missed you and the gang as well. It’s very strange… Since the beginning of the year, I just could not write. I had major writers block! But I attended a writers conference in Santa Fe… I attended virtually… And I think it’s helping to get my thoughts moving again. I hope so anyway.
      Tell me why you’re going slowly… Have you retired? I’m behind on all the news with the writing gang… Please fill me in…

      Wishing you all good things, and hoping to connect more often now!💜

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      1. Hello again Dinah,
        I most think I’m getting slow due to being old and this aging thing just keeps growing new benefits.
        I worked like crazy to keep up a busy writing schedule in 2022, but in 2023 wanted to turn my attention to two other writing projects. One s moving along nicely (re-editing and often re-writing the essays in my “I Recall” collection).
        The second was to do a chapter 2 project for those readers who requested extensions to several existing pieces of fiction. That project became the worst case of writer;s block I’ve ever run into and am still trying to make a chapter 2 for the first story I lined up somehow make sense. I think I may have tried to insert too many moving threads of thought, but I really don’t know.
        Work, family and my overall health have also worked against me, but not enough to serve as a good excuse for not progressing.
        I’ve certainly had nothing to endure like what you went through which leaves me without a good excuse – so I’m trying to power through it all.
        The good news is that I may have found the needed step to correct my medical challenge and the bad news is that the fix takes me about 2 hours each day to just walk – which I love doing, but those were my writing hours. . .
        Such is all I have as an excuse for my low production in 2023.

        It’s so good to have you back on my radar and hope things are now running smoothly in your world. Let me know if you want to brainstorm ideas for your own efforts. I still owe you for a great review of one of my longer pieces way back when we first met.

        Blessings.

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      2. Gary I do hope your health challenges calm down and that walking solves everything under the umbrella of ease and Grace!
        Wishing you success in every area of your life, my friend!🌺

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  5. Phyllis Glenn's avatar Phyllis Glenn

    Welcome back, Dinah!

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    div>I find reading your blogs so refreshing.  You truly are a gifted writer with a plethora of comforting thoughts.  No matter the topic, your words never fa

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    1. Thank you for your kind words. I’m hoping my writer’s block has finally moved on….looking forward to more time on the page.
      Sending good thoughts your way 🌺

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