Navigating The Big Emotional Energy
These big global shifts that are going on can show up for us in our personal energy as well
You may be feeling a push-pull between where you've been and where you want to get to
You may be experiencing big waves of emotion that don't make a lot of sense
If you're an empath, this may feel very challenging - your work is to move into deeper self care and setting healthy boundaries
Take time to look up and notice what's going on around you - being in community right now can help you see that it's not just you experiencing these struggles
Sometimes things need to fully fall apart so we can build them back up again anew. Recently I've experienced a powerful breaking apart. Things that I tied my identity to so closely all fell away and it felt like a huge loss. Fear, abandonment, pain, insecurity all came rushing up to meet this external experience.
One of the things that helped me get through this challenge was being part of a group chat with some new friends. It wasn't even that I shared my struggles and received assistance (though I knew I could if I needed it). It was seeing that everyone was going through a similar experience, albeit in different areas of life. It was like there was just something in the air.
We are all so much more connected than we know, and by being in community with others, we start to see it. We see the waves and patterns that we all ride together. And so, even in my hardest days, I was able to share a little bit of insight that I was gaining. A little bit of support to my friends. And those were the things that helped lift me from my struggle.
The push-pull energy is so intense right now for me, but holding space for others and being connected helps me stay grounded as the waves do what they're here to do.
Are You Allowing Or Resisting The Waves of Change?
We've been waiting for a while, but now the change is here and it's moving fast!
This can feel panicky, uncomfortable, especially if the change doesn't align with how we expected it "should" be
This might make us feel resistant, trying to "figure it all out"
Can you release and surrender in this space, and allow your nervous system to feel safe in the change? This is where big shifts can occur
A new way of being, seeing and feeling is emerging - our job is to allow it to come forth
In the past week I've felt a big shift in the energy, leading me to make some big changes in my life.
It was like all those really painful stories that came up finally had enough space to be seen, and then they were ready to transform. I noticed myself making different choices. Having different reactions. Letting go of things I clung to for so long. And it hasn't been easy. I feel like I'm stepping into life in a new way and it's unfamiliar and vulnerable.
I shaved my head for the first time ever - it seemed like the perfect outer representation of what was going on inside of me. Letting go. Starting fresh. Being open to it all falling away so I could find out what was truly at the center of it all.
These are scary experiences, even if it's exactly what we were asking for. What are ways that you can be extra kind and gentle to yourself right now? What are things that help your nervous system stay calm in the midst of change? Even simply acknowledging that change is hard and scary can be a huge relief. You don't need to be perfect at this! You just need to be.
A great question that always helps in times like these: "If this was happening for me, not to me, how could I look at this differently?"
