We know the only thing we can count on is change.  And yet, most of us spend our lives trying to live this simple truth.  We struggle to discern what can be changed and what is irrevocable. We resist change or rush change, rarely letting life unfold on its own or allowing ourselves to sink into that fleeting middle place between past and future. I have always been interested in these in-between times, those moments when we realize our lives and identities are in the process of becoming something else. This blog chronicles my journey to navigate life’s constant parade of changes in an effort to live more fully in the present.  Drawing upon my personal experiences as a life traveler, as well as my background as a professionally-trained counselor, I write about life’s transitions, – both big and small – and how they teach us to better live our lives “in pencil.”