An independent, college preparatory, co-ed, Episcopal Day School serves a community of students in grades 6-12.
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R E S E T : R E S T R E S T O R E & Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert. (Isaiah 43:19) Isaiah is a fountain of wisdom and comfort for people over the ages who discern insight to the Divine. His words continue to be relevant today. We are to watch and see the "new creation" of the life that we are amidst. In today's technological world we have come to grasp the recognition that we need to turn off our devices and restart them in order to reset them properly. Maybe this is true with our lives. We need to shut off our contact with the world; rest, restore, and rejuvenate our souls. Pondering our choices and the way we decide to journey in life is often confusing. We hold our decision in our embrace and look at the possible outcome of each choice; we may be presented with a dilemma. Do we ever know how another choice would have moved our life in another direction? This can be in terms of people and places. I find it soothing and sometimes disturbing to review my choices and discern where my life has meandered. Sometimes life's movement is fast and furious, sometimes it is slow and deliberate. With the theme of "reset," how much should I retain from life before the pandemic and how much should I release? This moment is a good time to review what has happened in our lives so far and what direction we want to lean into at this point. What should we hold on to and what should we release? Gathering or shedding is part of our odyssey of life. According to experts, our relationships are what bring us joy and happiness. Our relationships may also bring us pain and sadness. Humanity struggles with learning to be with each other. Does anyone ever know us intimately? Do we know ourselves? We can surprise ourselves with a response or an action. Outcomes can be uncertain. As a community, Palmer Trinity School never forgets the essential reason we are unique. We emphasize quality relationships that foster each student's mind, body and spirit. May we value our precious relationships and discern how to move into our lives with more meaning. In this time of "reset" may we establish healthy boundaries for ourselves and recognize the power of choice. John O'Donohue, the great Celtic poet, reminds us that life is a series of letting go of people, places and habits, and greeting new experiences: If you remain generous, Time will come good; And you will find your feet Again on fresh pastures of promise, Where the air will be kind And blushed with beginning. (Bless the Space Between Us) R E J U V E N A T E W R I T T E N B Y R E V . D R . M A R Y E L L E N C A S S I N I 19