The old adage that “everything changes” is as real as it gets. To use another cliché, “nothing stays the same forever.” It can be depressing, confusing, exciting, and just plain emotional. When you are faced with a new chapter or life change, how can you prepare your mindset? We have opportunities all around us, but not always the courage to fully explore them. That courage begins with the right mindset.
I know how it feels. Sometimes it’s like you look around you and it seems like everyone is growing and changing—and here you are ready to live the exact same year once again, except it’s starting to feel like it no longer fits you. You begin to feel like you’re just there, just passing the days by doing what you’re supposed to do and what you’ve trained to do. This lifestyle was the goal at one point and you’re extremely grateful to be where you are, but you begin to wonder, what’s next?
Sometimes our intuition can feel like a sudden gut feeling or sometimes it can be more of a nagging emotion or thought. Sometimes it even manifests as a theme in conversations, on TV, social media, etc. Listen to those whispers. To prepare for any kind of change, first, you have to understand where you want to go and why. Those intuitive whispers are there to guide you when your ego-lead emotions confuse you. Begin to pay attention to them. They aren’t a coincidence.
Maybe you’re going through a temporary trial and just need a break, maybe your intuition is trying to get you to pay attention to something, or maybe there’s a deeper transformation ready to take place. Maybe you find yourself looking in the mirror, proud of what you have and wondering what’s wrong with you for not being happy with things just the way they are. Lots of people would love to be where you are yet you feel as if you’ve outgrown it and that makes you feel a little guilty and pretty confused. That’s completely normal.
You can be happy with where you are and also be ready to grow. You had to grow into some form of yourself to be where you are now. If everything in life happens to help our souls grow, learn, and progress, as I believe it does, then maybe those whispers are your soul and your guided faith trying to help you grow into the next stage.
Keep in mind that these are just a few places to start. There are lots of ways to prepare yourself mentally for a transition or a change. A mental health or life coach can help you work through confusion and emotions to gain clarity. Choose a support team that you connect with and trust.
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