Stop....listen...tis not the sound of a lark in the distant tree...nor the coo of a turtle dove for its mate...nor sound of ocean waves brushing the sand...not the wind carrying the whisper of  nights longing....but the beating of two hearts in one accord...

Life is a series of thresholds. We cross them

as we move from one moment to the next,

one thought to the next, one action to the

next. We often find ourselves reluctant to

leave that which is behind us, or eager to

begin the new. An interesting perspective

is that our goal should be to stay on the

threshold, because the threshold, actually, is

the moment, it is the now. On the threshold

the past and the future meet one another,

and we are with the Divine. It might be

worthwhile to consider staying on the

threshold as our goal for the new year,

being mindful and present as our present to

ourselves.

– Marcie Holmes