In some ways the last couple of months have moved rather slowly and quietly for me, at least as far as experiencing anything new or different related to my transition. But rather than feeling like nothing is happening, I feel like it has been a time of integrating my experiences, a time of conscious reflection so that I can more deeply understand the experiences and realizations that my soul is having.

Knowledge we have at an intellectual level, based on what we have learned rather than what we’ve experienced, is the beginning of understanding, but when what we understand at an …