dontfearchange

The inevitability of change brings little comfort to most people. Almost immediately, feelings of discomfort and anxiety can be triggered. Fear of the unknown will forever be my greatest trigger of anxiety. I lost my job. Anyone who has traveled through job loss – or the loss of anything considered the heart and guts of their identity – knows that a consequential change of that size can feel like your is head spinning clean off. When you finally find your wits and screw it back on, your nose is on your shoulder and your neck is the new forehead. Everything is upside-down and inside-out.

Yes, the unexpected loss of the cornerstones of your foundation may also feel like purpose lost. You’re floating skyward, aimlessly, with nothing to ground you. And, this not-in-the cards, up-in-the clouds free-floating is a time to take a breath, survey the uncharted landscape before you, press reset and land anywhere you want to.

Remember, Life will always re-route courses. It’s up to me and its up to you whether or not we’re going to look up, move forward and grab the next rung of the ladder. Opening ourselves up to new relationships or experience that will, no doubt, change who we are and how we experience life is scary as hell.

It’s like jumping off the top of a mountain without the parachute and hoping for the best. Sounds crazy, right? Yes; and taking emotional and intellectual risks and putting our hearts and minds to the test, that’s a humanities requirement. It’s how we fulfill Life’s most important assignment: imprinting onto others and letting them leave their mark in return. #Anxiety #triggers #dontfearchange #JustBreathe #youwillgetthroughthis #leaveyourmark