I truly believe there is a threshold to everything.
The definition of threshold:
(1) : end, boundary; specifically : the end of a runway (2) :the place or point of entering or beginning
Everything Has a Threshold
Literally, we experience it every time we walk through doorways or jump out of airplanes* and figuratively, when we try something new. At first it is very exciting. Awhile into it, it becomes a chore. But, if you make it through the threshold, the end becomes the beginning. It is like learning a new language. Day after day you practice and then what seems like "all at once" you become fluent. I watched this occur when my son learned to read. All of a sudden his ability took off and there was no looking back.
Maybe it all ties into fear. Fear holds us back. It keeps us from going through the entrance. Instead we stay at the end of the runway. Like walking along the shore instead of diving in and seeing all there is to see. "Leap and the net will appear."(A Zen Saying) *I don't know about a net but the parachute opened.
Fear of success maybe... If there is success, then what? Astronauts must feel like that after returning from a mission.
I take pictures of many different types of thresholds. Marriage, engagements, graduations, award ceremonies, babies and mile markers with children, launching of products, book jacket and CD covers ... Those images are a documentation of thresholds. Some are yours and some are mine.
Attached are what I believe to be very significant thresholds.
Have a beautiful weekend!
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