THIN PLACES Seeking the Courage to Live in a Divided World Places are mystical. They are holy. And they are real. Thin places name the spaces that offer us the best chance of finding the courage to live in a divided world. As facilitators of Circles of Trust® the writers have grown to understand that thin places are best found in nature AND are created with careful attention and intention to safe and trustworthy space. They share their stories with the hope that you’ll find some pieces of your own story, that you will discover portals to your own thin places: Janet Files, Dianne Baker, Caroline Fairless, Patti Smith, Sue E. Small,Sandra Sturdivant Merriam, Mardi Tindal, Joanne Cooper, Diane Petteway,Sally Z. Hare, Karen Noordhoff, Carol Kortsch, Veta Goler, Elaine Sullivan,Caryl Lea Menkhus Creswell, Debbie Stanley, James R. Sims, Megan LeBoutillier, Jeffrey M. Creswell, Vicki Metzgar, Linda Pololi, Jean Richardson, Susan Nodurft Insight from Parker J. Palmer