I’m moving this week. It’s a long process. I put everything in storage on Monday in the pouring rain. I’ll be living with a friend for a month in PA, then driving to LA to housesit for a couple of people, stay with my kids and visit my mom and sister in San Diego. Then it’s back to PA for several weeks in Feb. to work, then back to SoCal to get settled in a new place.
Whew! That’s a lot of change. A lot of uncertainty. A lot of new experiences!
You know how sometimes everything is a struggle. As much as you try to plan, anticipate, organize and manage things, it’s all really hard? I hate that!
My move, with all its moving parts and uncertainty has been filled with ease and peace. Yep.
Not hard. Ease and peace.
I was wondering last night, why that was? What makes some of our decisions full of ease and peace, even when they are a lot of work! And others are so hard?
Here’s what I know for sure about this move.
I’ve aligned the four elements of sustainable transformation. I mean, I figure I should use my own damn strategy! Here’s how it goes:
I got clear on what I yearned for. A move to Southern California. I’m not even sure if I want to settle on the south side of LA, Huntington Beach or San Diego. I’m open to all three right now. I’m yearning for SoCal, so that’s my focus, not the part I’m not clear on.
I took care of all the crazy thoughts I had about how I’m crazy and shouldn’t do it! I mean, really, how many 57-year-olds, pack up and move across the country for no reason other than a yearning? I’m leaving two of my kids and two grandchildren. I also have a lot of good friends in PA. I’ve lived here 20 years! I had a lot of thoughts that would limit me. Tell me to stay put. Who do I think I am, anyway!? I took care of every thought. I got coaching from some of my cool coach-friends when I couldn’t bust through the stressful thoughts myself.
I focused on all the feelings I want. Not necessarily the feelings that came up from my unconscious, like fear, but the ones I want. Freedom. Love. Adventure. Abundance. Gratitude. I practiced them. I rehearsed the feelings before the situation I wanted showed up.
I put my butt into action! I didn’t just sit around waiting for all the pieces to come together. I danced this lovely dance of taking action, then letting go to see if the Universe would also send something to support me in the action I took. That’s my way of stepping out in faith and still being detached from the outcome.
It wasn’t always pretty. It certainly wasn’t perfect. But it worked. I’m moving with ease and peace. I’m full of gratitude!
Every tool I used is in the framework for my new program, One Big Change. If I can do it, you can.
You may not care about moving. You might have a relationship that needs changing. Maybe you’re a mother and you need to make some changes in your self-care, body-love and health. Maybe you’ve got a career or business change that needs making.
Here’s my promise, you bring your problem and I’ll show you how to transform it from stress to ease and peace.
Get all the details and register now for One Big Change. Your life can’t afford for you to wait. You deserve ease and peace.