Happy September friends!
It’s a new month which means…new energy, new vibes and a new perspective?
I think we can all agree that 2020 has been the YEAR of upheavals. The memes many of us were laughing at in March/April/May to get through the pandemic have long worn off as the world has fallen into a massive state of chronic chaos. (I mean let’s just call 2020 what it is…a dumpster fire of a year that we can’t wait to get on the other side of yeah?)
I don’t know what it was about this weekend, but at one point it as if I was hit with the full weight of all the things that have unfolded personally and globally in 2020. Boom, out of the blue, I felt it and let me tell you it was heavy.
Over the last several months (like many people) I’ve felt almost every emotion under the sun. I’ve bounced between frustration, anger, despair, struggle and listlessness to relief, empowerment, hope, confidence and flow…and back again.
But this weekend, while I felt all the feels…it just felt different. In a weird way it felt a bit like a culmination of all the big emotions I’ve had over the last few months. I found myself emotionally drained and questioning everything. Tons of questions were bumping around in my mind.
Things like…
What is happening?
Why is it happening?
Is it really ever going to get better?
Is this it???
Seriously Universe…wtf???
And for once in my life…I just felt it all.
I didn’t try to change it. I didn’t try to fix it. I didn’t tell a story or try to “do” anything about it.
I just sat with the feelings and let them be there.
I did what I often ask my clients to do and I became the observer of my inner landscape.
Sure, I cried a bit and felt a lot of things all at once, but I wasn’t attached to any of them. I simply allowed myself to “be” with it all. And then yesterday, after a bit of journaling, it was as if the clouds parted a bit and I was able to finally see things a little differently.
I was reminded (yet again) that often things aren’t always as they appear and that we can’t always “see” what is happening on the other side of the very real, sometimes heavy moments in life. We can’t always see how things are falling together or how the old stuff is being burned away so something fresh and new can rise up.
But, the greatest breakthrough of all was the reminder that the collective upheaval we are all going through might just be the pre-cursor to the proverbial phoenix rising from the ashes.
What if this moment and every upheaval we experience is simply the prologue to our ultimate peace & empowerment?
I’ve said (and believed) for years that anytime we are hit with a life upheaval, it is always, always, always an opportunity for us to up-level and step into something new. <— Notice I said “opportunity” because it’s not a given…it’s a choice.
Perspective is everything. However we choose to see something in our personal lives or the collective becomes our truth. It becomes the lens through which we see and experience life and this global chaos is no different.
–>We have a choice to see things differently.
–>We have a choice in what we believe about a circumstance or situation.
–>We have the power to choose the story we tell & believe.
We have the opportunity to empower ourselves and each other to rebuild a better future for ALL moving forward.
But before we can get to the “rebuild” we have to burn away the old.
We must get rid of the old worn out systems that built this broken world we see today. We have to release and let go of the beliefs and barriers that have stopped us from showing up, speaking our truth and living the big life we were meant to live.
And yes…we must be willing to let the old ways die off so something new can be born.
We are in the midst of things burning down and the massive upheaval that will create and cultivate what is to come.
None of us really know how long this stage of our lives will last, but we have to believe that it won’t last forever.
And in the meantime (between the rollercoaster of emotions, challenges, and changes) we must continue to fill and refill our cups, celebrate and call in more moments of joy and do what we can in this time we are in.
✨We must continue to protect our peace.
✨We must be willing to release the parts of ourselves that are limiting us.
✨We must choose to step into the new level that is waiting for us all…individually and collectively.
Trust that we are not powerless and that things are not hopeless.
We are simply rising and aligning with the life and world we were made to create and each and every one of us has a role to play in this transformation.
Your inner work is not just changing your life, but it’s contributing to the greater good of us all. Make no mistake, we are all connected and we all have a purpose to fulfill in this transformation, whether we know it or not.
So…if you’ve been feeling the weight of 2020 lately and you’re over it, you are not alone. I hear you. I see you and I hope that this message lands for you.
One thing I know for sure is that part of my path here is to go through my “stuff” so I can help you with yours and despite the challenges this year (and my big move) that mission hasn’t changed.
In fact, I’m committed to it, now more than ever and I’m ready to help you lean into the tough stuff and step into the next-level…if you’re ready. The question is…are you ready? (If so, you know what to do! 👇)
Remember…we all have the opportunity right now to rise up, so let’s do that shall we?