Page 11 - Glory & Grace Magazine, Issue 3, August 2021

Doni Topel
Taking the first step in a new direction or endeavor is risky. What if it doesn't work out? What if I look foolish? Is it worth it? Two ladies share their recent experience of taking the risk to be vulnerable and engage with new people.
Lois Schroeder
“I feel alive again!
One thing we know about resonance is that it doesn't happen in isolation. In order to encounter resonance one thing must
interact with another thing.
RHYTHM + RESONANCE IN RISK
.deneppah sah tahw fo esuaceb yltnereffid dlrow eht gniretne ,niaga srehto evol ot dellup era dna drawni gninrut morf devom era ew erehw ;ecnanoser
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htiw retnuocne na ebircsed ot yaw tpa na tahW ".niaga evila leef I .thginot rof hcum yrev os uoy knahT" ,stsoh
eht ot dias inoD ,thgin taht sioL htiw gnivael saw inoD sA
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".rehtegot su thguorb doG dalg os m'I .91-DIVOC retfa yllaicepse ,erom tcennoc ot tnaw ew derevocsid lla
ew kniht I" ,dias sioL ",ytraP oitaP eht ta dna evird eht nO" .doog os leef reh edam pleh ot deksa gnieb taht dias sioL ,inoD gnivres saw sioL taht deraeppa evah yam ti hguohT
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".elpoep ym gnissim yllaer saw I" ,serahs inoD ",enola evil I ecniS" .sdneirf htiw sgnirehtag decnatsid wef a ylno htiw yb tnew shtnom nehw ,syas lepoT inoD ",nwod
“
tel a hcus saw tI" .decneirepxe evah stluda redlo taht noitalosi eht neeb sah cimednap eht
fo spihsdrah taerg eht fo enO
lepoT inoD