My latest autobiographical essay has just been accepted for publication in the fall issue of the Communities Magazine (#212 September 2026). Here is a quick preview…
There is a particular kind of exhilaration that comes not from soaring, but from choosing to jump. —Søren Kierkegaard
Photo 1: “Dizziness”, Signal Hill, St. John’s, NL (Photo: author)
I have jumped many times. I stumbled often. I hope to jump again.
I have not always jumped with exhilaration or from solid ground. Some of my most important leaps began with a slow, private recognition that something essential had stopped working—a marriage that no longer provided the closeness I was yearning for, a faith whose beliefs no longer matched my understanding, a professional identity which has run its course. The jumping came later. First came the long, uncomfortable season of sensing or knowing that something is off.
You can read the full abstract here.