I think these are the threshold moments–when we cross into a territory where everything that seemed so important on one side is suddenly changed and extracted down to the essential. This can happen in the momentous places that still us–finding out someone we love is dying. But it can also happen in the face of daily, seasonal or life changes when we make a choice to go beneath the surface of all our external stimuli so that we can cross into the new thresholds with integrity and grace.