Beginnings have a duality to them that we often don’t stop to consider.  Typically it is a fresh start, with opportunity and optimism.  But beginnings are also the result of something coming to an end. This cyclical element of life is worth examining in Autumn, when the natural world around us is reaching its conclusion.  What beginning does that make space for?

October’s readings and discussion at In.Sight will examine this idea through John O’Donohue’s essay Beginnings in which he tells us “A beginning is ultimately an invitation to open toward the gifts and growth that are stored up for us.” Also featured is award-winning writer Neil Gaiman’s short story, Jerusalem.  A married couple’s trip to the Holy Land has an unexpected conclusion which may prove to be a fresh start.

Supplemental Readings – For Love in the Time of Conflict by John O’Donohue and The Journey by David Whyte.