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A Gift in Ugly Wrapping Paper

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In a liminal space, former roles, identities, structures, or relationships may no longer fit.

The gap between who you were and who you are becoming can feel ambiguous and disorienting.

Liminal spaces invite us to create and step into a more aligned way of being in the world.

Liminal space transformation tools include: surrendering, non-attachment, and allowing.

The Liminal Space Experience

The space between an ending and a new beginning can feel like “a gift wrapped in ugly paper, tied with ribbons of thorns.” It begins with the persistent awareness that something familiar is ending. Roles, identities, relationships, and ways of moving through the world begin to shift, leaving you between the life you have known and the one that has yet to take shape.

What previously provided you with structure and comfort no longer fits or aligns with your deepest values and core needs. You find yourself suspended between who you have been and who you are becoming. The person you are being called to become has yet to be revealed.

Welcome to the liminal or in-between space. Residing in this space can feel excruciatingly ambiguous, painful, and more than a tad disorienting.

In the past, I often responded to the uncertainty of the........

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