Embrace
Life Transitions
By Lynn A. Robinson, M.Ed.
Most of us would just love it if the Universe spoke to us in a clear,
direct manner. “Hey Lynn! I know you’re struggling with a decision in your life. Here’s the answer…”
Followed, of course, with detailed instructions about what I should and shouldn’t do in order to be suc- cessful. In the bible, God spoke to Moses from a burning bush. (I don’t know about you, but if a burn- ing bush started yelling at me I’d definitely run in the other direction!) But truthfully, don’t you long for this kind of guidance when faced with indecision?
Our modern culture fosters a great deal of impatience. People want clear answers and they want them yesterday. In other times and civi- lizations there was respect for the
process of change and respect for a person’s difficult choices. People understood that there was a correct time for actions and decisions. If you look to nature you can easily see the rhythm of life, the ebbs and flows of the ocean, the seasons of the year when leaves die off and let go and when they’re born anew in the spring.
Go With the Flow
There is also a rhythm and flow to your life. Usually you experience an inner change or shift before the out- er change begins to manifest. That is part of your inner guidance doing its work. You feel bored, restless, or anxious. Things are not working as well as they once were. These are signs from your inner guidance that you must make some new decisions and new choices in your life.
The inquietude you’re experiencing is telling you, in effect, “Your present work is done. It’s time for a change!” You can resist this impulse; you can say, “I don’t want to change right
now,” or “It’s inconvenient at this time.” The feeling may tempo- rarily recede, but that undercurrent of discontent will continue to nudge you until you take a conscious look at it and say, “Okay. Now is the time.”
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Be Patient
Once you’ve recognized that you’re ready for something new, you want it to happen immediately. You want the new job, new home, or new relationship to appear over- night. Sometimes it works that way. More often than not you have a little “work” to do on the process. You have to decide what you want, believe there is guidance available to you to create it, and begin to take small steps on the path to your new dream. No doubt about it, it takes more than a little amount of cour-
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