The framing of this liminal week as a place to stand rather than a gap to cross is brilliant. Most people treat transition periods like holding patterns when they're actually where recalibration happens, not just recovery. Calling rest 'stewardship' instead of indulgence reframes the whole thing tbh. I've noticed that when I actually lean into those ceremonial pauses instead of pushing through, the systems I return to work better because I return sharper not just rested. The bodycatching up to becoming is such a clean way to describe what most people rush past.
Beautiful articulation of the preciousness of periods of transitionary growth - allowing space for release and integration as new waves of inspiration and insight roll in. I've appreciated your solid contributions on Substack this year, Shaneh, and look forward to what's yet to come. Enjoy welcoming the threshold of 2026 at the ocean... Sounds gloriously delightful.
The framing of this liminal week as a place to stand rather than a gap to cross is brilliant. Most people treat transition periods like holding patterns when they're actually where recalibration happens, not just recovery. Calling rest 'stewardship' instead of indulgence reframes the whole thing tbh. I've noticed that when I actually lean into those ceremonial pauses instead of pushing through, the systems I return to work better because I return sharper not just rested. The bodycatching up to becoming is such a clean way to describe what most people rush past.
Beautiful articulation of the preciousness of periods of transitionary growth - allowing space for release and integration as new waves of inspiration and insight roll in. I've appreciated your solid contributions on Substack this year, Shaneh, and look forward to what's yet to come. Enjoy welcoming the threshold of 2026 at the ocean... Sounds gloriously delightful.