Crossing The First Threshold

The third stage of the Hero's Journey

You can feel it in your throat—palpable nervous energy. It emanates from your diaphragm and resonates just under your ears like a scream begging to be released. It was there, undulating just under my tongue.

I stood before the class for the first time.

What would they think of me?

What would I teach them?

What the hell am I doing here?

For twenty …