High Tide

Last updated on: February 16, 2012 at 10:20 pm by Guest Contributor

High Tide 2012-02-16T22:20:04-07:00 Guest Contributor

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

“Every one of us is called upon, probably many times, to start a new life. A frightening diagnosis, a marriage, a move, loss of a job……

And onward full tilt we go, pitched and wrecked and absurdly resolute, driven in spite of everything to make good on a new shore.
To be hopeful, to embrace one possibility after another – that is surely the basic instinct.
Crying out: High Tide!
Time to move out into the glorious debris. Time to take this life for what it is.”

By Barbara Kingsolver from High Tide in Tucson

For me, that was last year. It is hard to imagine a year more filled with new beginnings. Leo and I were married, brought together our children (2 each) to create our version of the blended family, settled in Denver, and started Patheos. For us, it was a crazy and exciting time of change and a complete decision to re-work our life as we crossed into our 40s. Having both left secure executive positions with technology companies, and deciding to try to do something significant and different with the rest of our lives, more than a few of our friends and family looked at us and thought we had lost our minds. The decline of the financial markets and the downturn in the economy only made our decision to start something new look even more suspect. Add to all that the fact that we were going to launch a site related to religion and spirituality and you can imagine the thoughts of those around us.

Still, we are driven by the ultimate goal of really doing something that matters. To create something of value for people who are seeking, who are hurting, who are thinking and trying to find their way. To elevate the conversation and get people talking about the most important topic around. And ultimately, to illuminate our similarities as well as our differences and to help us understand one another. There is so much good to be done.

This is the hardest and most rewarding thing I have ever done. And each day, I am grateful for the folks that surround us……from our team that has weathered the really hard part of this startup venture, to the members of our family that have loved us and supported us (even the ones who still think we are crazy!).
And there is nowhere that I would rather be than here – digging this new life and driven, in spite of everything, to make good on a new shore.

– Cathie

Uncategorized

Experience

family

Previous Post

July 7, 2009

Open to the Experience

Next Post

July 29, 2009 The Hard Days

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Uncategorized

Select a Month May 2016 August 2014 June 2014 September 2013 July 2013 April 2013 January 2013 September 2012 August 2012 June 2012 May 2012 August 2010 June 2010 May 2010 February 2010 December 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz