A few weeks ago I moved less than 8 miles from where I lived for the last 23 years. It's been disorienting. Travel routes I used to use don't work; I have to pay attention to where I'm driving as there have been times I haven't been sure where to go! There are new traffic patterns to learn and sometimes I've been late to appointments. And I am very grateful I know how to parallel park as I now do it once or twice a day.
Travel isn't the only aspect affected by this huge change. Now my personal items are no longer in familiar places so I have to remember where I put things! In the process I've had to ask myself if I need or want everything I have.
Beyond the disorientation is a new discovery - that I have the capacity to change, to create new habits and replace old ones! There's a newness to so many things and it's very exciting and liberating.
I've spoken before about habits and how doing something differently sets in motion new patterns and this is exactly the process I've taken on. Remember, to work with change you first need to be more conscious and aware and you can't go on automatic pilot. You need to know that it will feel disorientating at the start, but a new world you might never have known can open up.
What are you willing to change? Are you ready to see what happens?
Beth
Travel isn't the only aspect affected by this huge change. Now my personal items are no longer in familiar places so I have to remember where I put things! In the process I've had to ask myself if I need or want everything I have.
Beyond the disorientation is a new discovery - that I have the capacity to change, to create new habits and replace old ones! There's a newness to so many things and it's very exciting and liberating.
I've spoken before about habits and how doing something differently sets in motion new patterns and this is exactly the process I've taken on. Remember, to work with change you first need to be more conscious and aware and you can't go on automatic pilot. You need to know that it will feel disorientating at the start, but a new world you might never have known can open up.
What are you willing to change? Are you ready to see what happens?
Beth
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