Transition

Early morning and early evening are two of the best times to take photographs because of the lighting ... both times of transition ... between light and dark.   In life I often just want to get through the transition. Yet perhaps it is in the chugging and churning of the transition that we can deeply feel loss of what has been and anticipation of what is to come.

I remember a friend telling me about a young child who had been prenatally exposed to drugs who struggled with the simple transition of going from one activity to another in school.  For example leaving the classroom to go to another room in the school was particularly difficult.  What worked well for this child was to have a "transitional object" ... something that he kept at his desk that he could carry with him to the other room.  

I think we all have transitional objects that we take with us ... to help us feel grounded (no not the cell phone).  For some it might be a special object in a pocket (I have one friend who has a cross, another has a nail to remind him that he is grounded in Christ, his death and resurrection).  

Christmas really is a time of transition and history and remembrances.  Who we were, who we are, and who we will become.  All part of our journey. Everyday is a transition from yesterday to tomorrow.