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Opening Doors... and Stepping Through Them

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I wrote this before our Sacred Space trip, but in my distracted brain I forgot to post it. The sentiment still stands - take your leaps and take your chances. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Husband and I have been going through a period of metamorphosis. We're moving homes to a place (still in NYC) that is better suited for us and the process has been... evocative. It isn't our planned final domicile, but it is home for the next few years while we both tie up some loose ends.  With this switch, we've been afforded quite a bit of opportunity. And sometimes - that's intimidating. I've noticed that we sometimes have this loop in our minds - "oh, I can't do X because I don't have (insert lack here - time/money/space)." And we tell ourselves these "excuses" to give ourselves a "reason" not to make changes for the better.  This shift in home is the start of many opportunities for

Doing the Work - Sacred Space 2024 - Recap

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First I would like to express my sincere and profound gratitude to the Board Members of Sacred Space. Thank you for all of the unpaid and difficult work that you do - each and every year. The community that you have built is incomparable and an inspiration to all. Moving into a new space is not without its challenges, and managing presenters' issues and you all handled them all with grace and aplomb. Thank you.  Gathering Courage After watching my amazing husband present these last few years, I had the desire to teach at the Conference and be of service as well. That little voice in my head though, "these people are all "Big Names," they have reputations and books and scads of other qualities that you don't have. You don't measure up."    Last year at SSC, I had the pleasure of supporting my HPS, Courtney Weber, in her classes, including the one that she taught on Hekate. During one of our chats, I had been musing how I'd love to teach there