Our lives are shaped by a series of stories, each with its own narrative arc. We leave home and welcome people to our home; we enter our reproductive years and leave them; we end one piece of our life’s work and begin another. Endings and beginnings are bittersweet—we celebrate each with the awareness of the other.Â
Name changes can be both liberating and intimidating. Taking a brief moment to recognize the holiness of the act, and to affirm the dignity of the recipient of the new name, can be transformative.
Developing a ritual for the dissolution of a home
Wishes for hope, optimism, and new possibilities
An opportunity to join with others and be witnessed in any life transition, both external and internal
Go forth to a place I will show you, a land you don’t know
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