Staunton Star - Times - Published in the Interest of the Staunton Community for Over 143 Years

By: Jill Pertler

For much of my life, I’ve been the inviter. I enjoyed planning and inviting people to those plans.

But in the last few years I haven’t invited much of anyone anywhere. I didn’t have the heart for it. I lacked momentum and (to be honest) felt broken so I took on a rather new role.

I found myself waiting to be invited.

Not at first. At first I didn’t want to be invited anywhere. I couldn’t plan or commit from today to tomorrow. I couldn’t plan or commit from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. It felt too big. Too overwhelming. Because it was, at the time.

But in the last few months that’s c...