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Happy Friday! It's been a rocky/intense couple weeks so hopefully you can catch a break, rest and integrate over the weekend. I'm a little under the weather myself, and have been a little long-winded as of late (you can read my notes as essays on my Medium page here), therefore, this will be short and sweet (so she says....lol!)
In case you haven't noticed, we are living in extremely transformative times. Unless you've been living under a rock, you've had to deal with change in one form or another, for one reason or another. Whether imposed on or initiated by you, change has been in the air for a while now, and only seems to be accelerating. So we had best get used to it and pace ourselves, as it can be both exciting and exhausting to constantly be processing and adjusting to all that is happening within and around us - good, bad and ugly.
We also need to trust that any changes are serving us exactly as we need them to, even if it doesn't initially seem that way. For example, when you respond to the outer world in a way that feels right for you, meaning, have discernment if something is harmful or unjust or just doesn't sit well, then take action accordingly; this gives you the opportunity for self-empowerment and forces a change within.
Remember, too, that everyone is on their own journey, dealing with life changes that they have needed, earned and/or desired, and are addressing at the right time for their own personal growth. This is why relationships and interactions with others in general can be so challenging right now, as we are each dealing with a lot of internal and external stuff.
Which is also why it's important to be as supportive and compassionate as we can with each other, and be aware of comparing or judging - that doesn't make any sense since we are all unique individuals, with a unique set of circumstances and choices, and are all just doing the best we can with where we're at. <3
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The Change-Up
Originally published on September 25, 2012
When things aren’t quite going your way, it’s easy to fall into the grass-is-always-greener syndrome. But as the saying goes, before you judge a man (or covet his life), walk a mile in his shoes.
The fact is, our lives are the sum total of all the choices we’ve ever made up until this point — a combination unique unto ourselves. That means we have, on some level, created the situation we’ve wanted or needed in order to learn and grow on this journey called life.
So whatever your state of affairs, take full responsibility for it. The good news is that if you don’t like it, because you got yourself into it, you totally have the power to get out of it!
A lot of my clients right now are at the point of no return, where there’s no more delaying the inevitable. The only thing they can do is to go through — there is no way around, there is no way back — they need to make a change or take action in a certain direction because there’s no alternative, whether because of forced external realities or an internal malaise and dissatisfaction that they can no longer withstand.
Why changes haven’t been made up to now is a more complicated and varied topic for another time. Often it’s a stronger sense of obligation to others, what they want or would make them happy, that prevents us from moving forward to the beat of our own drum. But contrary to Hollywood movie plots, we are the ones who have to live in our bodies, so it’s up to us to do what needs to be done. It’s time to go big or go home.
Not fully convinced that you can move forward without going all topsy-turvy or time travel-y to get it right? Give me a buzz and I’ll be like a freaky fictional device that helps you wake up and smell the coffee. I’ll help you understand and appreciate where you’re at and what changes you can make so that you can learn and experience whatever you need to be the best you can be, Right Here, Right Now.
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