Embracing Change: Staying Centered
A wise friend once told me, “you can not change the wind but you can adjust your sails”. As the winds of change blow around me with hurricane strength force, I can’t help but think about sail adjustment. What does that even look like and how do you make it a reality?
For starters, you take responsibility for your own life. All of it! The good, the bad and the ugly! Then you make choices that support your core beliefs and who you want be. Behave with intention. Look for opportunities to live into your full potential. Create goals that are both long term and short term. Prioritize the things that matter in life like your family, your relationships and your health. Let go of external opinions or ideals. (These are false narratives) Choose things that add value to who you are and how you want to show up in the world. Listen more than you talk. Value other peoples ideas. Seek to understand. When you understand another’s perspective, when you widen the lens it helps them to see your side as well. This is the art of compromise; effective communication where both parties are happy.
The key is balance. To be balanced, we must look inward and be willing to adjust. It’s an ongoing cycle that never ends.
The objective is to honor the vessel we have been given to carry us in this life. We can no more separate the mind from the body any more than we can separate the human from the environment. It is all connected. We have an obligation to bloom where we are planted and to grow strong roots. This means having hard conversations, saying your sorry, acknowledging that growth and pain are the same and admitting you were wrong and changing directions. It’s valuing yourself.
Love in it’s purest form is honoring a commitment we have made. The best version of ourselves honors God’s most valued request….LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
So in the seas of change, be still and go inward. Remember who it is that you strive to be and make decisions based on that. Balance creates fulfillment and fulfilled people make a far bigger ripple.
With love & light,
Kristy
