New Beginnings

by Rob Geyer

Do you remember your first day of kindergarten? Was yours an exciting and anxious time? Did you feel ready for the unknown? Right now Maureen and I are experiencing this through the eyes of our five year old granddaughter, Kirsten. We see and HEAR the unbridled enthusiasm in her face and voice. She got the teacher she wanted and new clothes and new cool multicolored sneakers. Ones that lace up! My mind flashes back to my kindergarten class in Watertown, New York at Butterfield Elementary. My older sister and I only lived a couple of blocks from our school, an easy quick walk. Once we arrived, I was pointed in the right direction and WOW…Miss Hanrahan, my teacher was there. My first crush!! She was beautiful and smart and nice. As much as I remember, it was a wonderful year filled with new friends and new experiences.

Hmmm…what does this have to do with Unity in Albany? Well, this feels the same way to me. The opening created through Jim and Kay’s departure for their New Beginning creates an opportunity for our New Beginning. It feels a little like, well actually, it feels a lot like how a kindergartener might feel. Excited and anxious at the same time. One of the great truths I’ve found at Unity is that how I approach anything and how I feel about my experience is very much a matter of my “choosing”. It is up to ME. I get to decide, regardless of all that moves and changes around me, how I experience the world. So I am choosing to see and feel the beauty and wonder as we choose our next minister, and form a new relationship and extend our consciousness even higher. I am so grateful to have all of you along for this trip. Thank you.