4 Ways to Handle Transitions in Your Life
4 Ways to Handle Transitions in Your Life
From someone who has “been there”.
Life doesn’t always comply with our wishes, and sometimes we are faced with a major transition. One of the toughest transitions I have had to make was selling our house last spring and buying an Airstream trailer to take off on a big adventure! We traveled over 30,000 miles and covered 40 states in 7 months. I loved being free and able to just go wherever we wanted. I loved all the discoveries of places I never knew existed in this country. I loved being able to work from my phone in most of those wonderful places. It has been an amazing time.
I didn’t feel any grief or remorse at the time that I left. However, I flew back “home” to house sit for one of my kids while she’s in New Zealand. I also spent a few days with one of my other daughters. I spent the holidays with another one of the kids. All of them have lots of the things we used to have in our house; artwork, furniture pieces, nick-nacks…
Being in their homes and seeing all those things has brought up some emotion that I didn’t experience when we sold the house and gave everything away. It is a strange kind of grief. While I love traveling, I feel homesick for a place that doesn’t exist anymore. The Airstream is a fun way to go, but sometimes I long to just go home for a while.
I am blessed to have children that welcome my visits and I absolutely love spending time with them. It is just a very interesting transition in my life right now. I am focusing on appreciating that I have a wonderful, loving family and that they are holding on to some precious memories of our home where they were raised. Life moves on and I am learning to accept and find joy in the changes.
One of the best things about being stationary for awhile is that I can really take some time to focus on my business and build my tribe. While I love being able to work from anywhere, it’s nice to be able to schedule some time to meet with people one on one.
I’m also enjoying being able to cook and eat extra healthy in a way I didn’t when traveling. Good nutrition helps with good mindset! And getting a good night’s sleep is also a blessing. I am focusing on the positive.
A few tips for getting through tough transitions are
1. Recognize that transitions hold a special place in your life memories.
2. Appreciate the benefits of change.
3. Focus on the positive aspects.
4. Use a transition to reflect on where your life has been, and where it’s going.
How about you? What transitions are you going through? I’d love to hear how you deal with the emotions and what steps you are taking to move through them.
