The Gift of a Chance Encounter

January 30, 2018

Tips for Dealing with Chaos

March 1, 2018

January 30, 2018

What do to when your heart says one thing and our mind says another? We may be tied to a particular place where we feel at home, connected, safe. But then we are offered an opportunity to move elsewhere (literally or figuratively) that will be better for us at this time in our life.

We can either follow our heart or listen to our head…or perhaps appreciate that they are CONNECTED and figure out how to blend the emotional and the cerebral. How can we best position ourselves for moving ahead and being open to healthy changes in our lives?

Focus on the Positives First: Quiet the internal voice that accentuates the negatives. We can have a virtual dress rehearsal in our mind without paying attention to the reasons that this plan will not work out. For this first step, look at the upside. There will be plenty of opportunities to look at the downside.

Highlight the New: If this change offers us something novel that will help us evolve and grow, and help us get to a place we have longed to go, consider that a plus.

Make the Decision: Consider others as well as ourselves. It can be helpful to talk to people we trust as long as we remember not to lose ourselves in the process. Nobody knows what our heart feels or what our head is thinking as well as we do. The best decisions are made when we can find ways to put both parts at ease. Research, consult, consider, breathe, welcome the fear and the excitement and take time.