This new world means letting some things go
Hello new world! — at least that’s what it feels like. A world full of familiar faces and places, and yet everything feels different!
I’m wondering how many other people have found this to be their experience as well. How have you been coping in this new landscape?
Has anything surfaced that has needed your attention? It certainly did for me, resulting in letting some things go that frankly took me by surprise. I did however find it strangely comforting to know that I wasn’t alone in facing challenges, and that Covid-19 affected every living thing one way or another.
If you too had a major change amidst all this upheaval, then my wish for you is that it’s turned out, or is going to turn out for the better. Taking a leap of faith either through our own choice or because of something outside our control will create a whole new trajectory, and we simply have to keep as steady as we can while we wait for things to settle. To fight change will just create more anxiety if we are honest with ourselves. Also if we are panicking then we may miss the new doors that can miraculously open bearing hidden gifts and opportunities.
Maybe these possibilities have been quietly waiting for our arrival for some time. I know that’s what it felt like for me anyway. Behind new doors for me was a cascade of new pathways, that had I not taken the jump into the unknown, may never have surfaced. Those interested in the Johari Psychological model will find relevant reference here, and those interested in Quantum science will understand how critical it is that we need to ensure that we are deliberate with our thinking in managing negative stress. New science tells us that up to 95 per cent of illness and disease are stress related, so it pays to make time for some self reflection. Stress management has to start with us, with the need to recognise what it is that needs to change in our lives, or at least identifying what is it that we don’t want to feel. Denial and burying our head in the sand is a silent killer, and despite us knowing this we often still try and make excuses for our stress levels. I know I do, or should I say did. When we are able to face some of our rawest emotions, (and I recommend not alone) then the stress can start to move through us rather than being silently stored in our precious bodies.
When we keep rejecting what deep down we know we must do, our stress hormones continue to run amok wreaking havoc on our cells. For me it’s been the ideal time for reflection and prioritising what habits and people stay in my life, and although this has been a dramatic shift for me, I’m having a blast testing out my faith. My intention is to continue living a life that is aligned to my sacred self, my values and principles and anything that doesn’t align with those has to be passed by or let go of. We can not “unknow” what has awakened in us, an invisible wall has fallen to reveal a layer of “truth” that we may just need to claim. Maybe this time of cleansing hasn’t just been for our beautiful mother earth, maybe it’s been for us as well.