Transitions come in all shapes and sizes. Some we welcome, some we tolerate, and others...well, later we wonder how we ever got through them.
I'm sure that, like me, you can relate to more than a few of these examples (some more fondly than others!):
- career changes
- falling in love
- getting married
- becoming a parent
- physical, emotional, or spiritual illness
- shifting paradymes
- lifestyle changes
- geographical moves
- habit changes
- life simplification
- finishing a long-term project
- having an empty nest
- becoming a grandparent or great-grandparent
- overcoming a major obstacle
- breakdowns and/or breakthroughs
- value shifts
- midlife
- making and following through on a major decision
- settling into a fulfilling retirement
- personal development shifts
The bad news, as I'm sure you've noticed, is that even the welcomed transitions involve stress. But the good news is that we often bounce back from even our most devastating transitions with a renewed and improved access to our creativity and intuition! This is coming from me, a woman who would rather hug a porcupine than admit that her bitter medicine was good for her. But it's true.
I do NOT subscribe to the theory that we must suffer in order to create. However, there are times when stressful transitions do leave us on a higher rung of the creative ladder, where the view is amazing! And since we have to go through transitions anyway, why not acknowledge and employ this new level of awareness? Coaching can help! Email me at scleaver@dejazzd.com to set up a complimentary trial tele-session.
Many people, like Christopher Reeve, have found creative ways for themselves and many others to benefit from their experiences. So if you find you've been bumped up a rung, voluntarily or not, take in the new sights and start brainstorming!
Good luck,
Susan
P.S. Complimentary April Dig-In Days are available two ways!
Via teleconference on Sat., April 28, from 8:00am to 10:10am Eastern, when we will tackle projects from our homes or offices with brief group support calls at the beginning, middle, and end. For more information, contact me at scleaver@dejazzd.com. Pre-registration is required by noon Eastern, Friday, April 27.
If this date doesn't work for you, email me at scleaver@dejazzd.com to set up a one-on-one Dig-In Day at a time convenient for you!
"I got more done on this project in the first hour than I've done in the past month!" --Mary Beth Krawchuk, Dig-In Day participant
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