Day 122: The Truth Threshold and the Space In Between

There are times in my life where I stop and think, “How did I get here?”

Some were very low places, and some were places where everything was amazing.

In one, I was questioning what happened that triggered this chain of events.

In the other, I was grateful for how one desire had snowballed into one opportunity after another to say yes to life and go for it.

And what an incredible journey it’s been.

Those lows were necessary to get me to the place where I had the knowledge and the self-awareness to be ready when that opportunity showed up.

Yesterday I was talking to someone about YouTube analytics as I’m figuring out what titles to use.

The views go up for a while, and then they slide back down, but not as low as they had been before. Then another round of going up and up, and then there’s a lull.

It looks like nothing is happening, but if I keep posting, it starts to go up again.

And each cycle then comes down to a new higher floor that, in just a few cycles, is higher than the first peak.

He said it was the same way in the stock market.

I replied that it’s the same way in life.

Nothing goes straight up forever.

There are always downturns.

We learn in the highs and the lows.

Then we use what we’ve learned to move even higher the next time, and get through the lows a little quicker.

Every low is necessary to get us where we’re going.

It’s a journey we all must travel.

There’s no express pass.

I’ve never met anyone who didn’t have stories of when it all fell apart or when they suffered a significant loss.

And still, when it happens to us, it can feel like nobody has ever experienced what we’re going through.

It’s true, to a certain extent, because each time life cracks you open, you are experiencing it through the lens of your lifetime.

That can feel very lonely.

It’s important to remember that even though others haven’t been inside what is happening for you, they’ve had their own version of life quakes.

They have experienced the kind of pain that cracks you open and brings you to your knees.

And they’ve made it to the other side.

I’ve stood at the Truth Threshold many times, grieving the loss of a parent, friends, and dogs who moved with me through many chapters of my life.

I’ve stood there not knowing who I was anymore in the middle of divorce, careers ending and new ones not yet clear, financial loss, and after escaping abuse.

It’s not an easy time by any stretch of the imagination, but it is a time of growth, even while everything appears to be in pieces.

When you’re safely on the other side of the threshold, you’ll see that.

If this is speaking to you right now in your life, you may be in that in-between, standing at the Truth Threshold.


And this is the part where most women don’t realize what’s actually happening.

I’m here to tell you there is always a way across.

Today’s Gentle Practice

Pause today when you notice yourself feeling stuck, uncertain, or in between.

Nothing dramatic.
Just a quiet moment.

Take a breath.

And gently ask yourself:
“Where am I in the cycle right now?”

Not where you wish you were.
Not where you think you should be.

Just where you are.

Are you rising?
Resting?
Rebuilding?

Let the answer be simple.

And let it be enough for today.

If this resonates, you can reply and share where you feel you are right now. I read every message.

With you,

Lynn