My mom always says, “When it rains, it pours!” I have to agree with her. It seems like we are all in a constant state of change these days. I just sent my oldest off to college, and that alone is taking a significant adjustment. I am so excited for him and all that he will experience, but I do not think I realized how hard this change might be for me. I know I sound completely selfish, but I love my kids to the moon, and it might be tough for a moment.
I am also embarking on an exciting career change! This will be the first time I am not in sales or marketing since I graduated from college, so there will undoubtedly be some challenges in store for me. There is something about familiarity that keeps us in our little safe zone. We might look outward wondering if we should take the step and learn new skills or even change our scenery, but then we get scared. It is normal! Change is uncertain. It is unfamiliar, and if you are like me, I like consistency.
I am a complete control freak! There. I said it. So how do we get through these transitions? How do we begin a new chapter full of uncertainty feeling unprepared? We just start. Right, where we are.
I remember one of my closest friends went through an incredibly difficult time in her life, and she could not seem to feel settled in her new circumstances. She said, “I just don’t think I can get through this.” I reminded her of the past several weeks. She got up each day and accomplished the tasks in front of her. I said, “you already are.”
We need to be kind to ourselves and celebrate the little achievements. We need to speak to ourselves as if we were our best friends.
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