The Day Between Worlds / Dagen Mellan Världar
Originally published on Novisali in March 2026
There are moments in the year that arrive quietly, yet carry deep meaning. The equinox is one of them — a threshold where day and night meet in temporary balance, where opposites are not in conflict but in relationship. The Day Between Worlds reflects on these rare in-between spaces, where stillness, transition and new possibilities gently emerge.
The post invites us to see balance not as something fixed, but as something living — constantly moving between light and shadow, certainty and mystery, ending and beginning.
Reflections
- Some of life’s most important moments happen in transitions.
- Balance is rarely permanent, but often briefly available.
- Opposites do not always compete; sometimes they complete each other.
- Growth often begins in quiet spaces before it becomes visible.
- Between what was and what will be, something sacred can unfold.
The Message
Modern life often teaches us to focus on clear destinations, fast movement and visible results. Yet nature reminds us that transformation also happens in pauses.
The equinox does not shout. It simply arrives. Light and darkness share the sky for a moment, then continue their turning. So too in human life.
There are days between identities, between chapters, between certainty and discovery. Times when we may feel suspended, unclear or unfinished. Yet these moments are not empty. They are fertile.
The Day Between Worlds reminds us to honour the spaces between no longer and not yet. To trust the unseen movement within transition. To recognise that many new beginnings first arrive quietly.
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The Day Between Worlds / Dagen Mellan Världar
About Liselotte Engstam, Digoshen & Novisali
Liselotte Engstam is an explorer of perspectives, an adventurer of ideas, a pathfinder of meaning, and a guide of timeless transitions. She bridges the worlds of board leadership and art, helping organizations and individuals navigate disruption while nurturing creativity and reflection.
As founder of Digoshen, she works with boards and leaders to expand future insights and reduce digital and sustainability blindspots. Through research, networks, and executive programs, Digoshen supports responsible value creation in the digital and sustainable age, contributing thought leadership via books, articles, events, Digoshen Exploring Leaders podcast, and blogs.
She also serves as Chair of the Boards Impact Forum in collaboration with the World Economic Forum and the Climate Governance. The Forum convenes board members, thought leaders, and experts in dialogues, webinars, and collaborative events, accelerating action on climate, AI, and sustainability.
Through her artistic practice as Novisali, Liselotte explores creativity and meaning. Her watercolors, digitally reimagined, invite reflection and renewal, offering perspectives that connect head, heart, and hand, and complementing her work with leaders and boards.
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