Time to Hatch!
There has been a shift. Do you feel it?
This week is the first official week of fall and I feel a shift. Not just in the weather, but in the schedules, my thoughts, my clothes, everything! Things pick up speed from those nice cocoon days of summer. In a lot of ways, September marks a NEW YEAR. The changes offer a good time to reflect on what is going well and what we want more of, what we need and what we don’t need. Before hatching from your cocoon fully, (do you hatch from a cocoon??) take a breath, a pause, a beat. Even five minutes to just take stock of your life and needs, right now at this moment, is probably more time than you have intentionally given yourself in a long time.
I have been having a lot of trouble writing this email. I have had many false starts and I think this is why….When coaching my clients we are always working towards something. Concentrating on small sustainable changes and tailoring them specifically to their life and needs. I am recognizing that sometimes our biggest need is status quo. Sometimes we need to float along and just enjoy the fruits of our labor. To see what comes up naturally, to just be present and not focus on the end goal. Of course this doesn’t mean to let everything fall apart, but more an honoring of what is in place and maybe permission to go with the flow and not need to work so hard right now. Maybe. Maybe this isn’t where you are and by all means, take this opportunity of the September New Year to contemplate changes, set goals and embrace the vigor of a new season, but if this isn’t you right now that’s OK too!
What I think is important for this transition to a new year/season is the reflection. Take stock in what you have and make that decision of floating or plowing through for yourself. Life is not something that happens to us. Let’s be intentional with whatever path we choose for this year. If you choose autopilot, you are not lazy! On the contrary, you have gotten to a point where you can float along for a while. This is life, ebbs and flows. Be aware of them, make them work for you.
And lucky us, the ZenDitty year begins again in January so there is always time to readjust the course and reflect!
Rambling Thoughts
You pick, maybe September doesn’t do it for you! Would you benefit from choosing a time to reflect? Maybe it was Labor Day, maybe your birthday, maybe even the first of every month?
Adding this wellness wheel as a tool. How would you rank yourself in each of these areas and where would you want to be? How do these areas of your wheel affect that which is most important to you in life? Are you being true to yourself?