There's a knock at your door

"It's time"

Have you ever experienced Change choosing you? It casually creeps up, knocks on your door, and delivers a loaded one-liner - "it's time.” 

That internal nudge to switch shit up starts moving through your body as the days go on. Your comfort zone starts to feel stifling and the pull for something new, something different grows slowly in your body day by day. If you ignore it long enough, you’re flooded with irritability and sadness.

It hit me recently on my way back from a trip. Suddenly, I didn't want to go home to my cozy bed, my perfect-for-me apartment, or the comfortable life I'd created for myself. I pictured my days and I felt nauseous.

"It's time" 

I've learned that Change often knocks following a period of Discomfort or Stagnation. I think these two are indicators of the last pages of your current chapter. The winding down period before you get flooded with this deep need for newness. New feelings, a new home, new faces, new experiences.

Change offers you an opportunity to explore the rest of your story - vast, open territory. Blank pages. The Unknown. And the best part of the Unknown is your evolution.

It's the active experience of getting to know more about yourself as you take on a new journey. A journey where you are the only constant. When I use that as my motivating force I find comfort, excitement, and momentum. I'm able to keep Fear and Doubt at bay by tapping into Curiosity. This is an adventure with the subject I know best. I enjoy her, I trust her, and I get to meet new layers of her.

What do I look like on the other side of this open territory?

In what ways will I expand if I lean into this?

What new interests will I find myself exploring?

How will I feel in my skin?

How will my smile be different?

Who am I in the next chapter?

In times like this, I often come back to this quote:

“do not choose the lesser life. choose the life that is yours. the life that is seducing your lungs. that is dripping down your chin.” 

There's a vision that's dripping down my chin and a fascinating woman on the other side of it. "Just jump and a net will appear," she whispers.

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Binging

The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On. Relationship dramas - always a strong yes. Six couples put their love to the test while moving in with other potential matches. I think the participants are too young to be hyper-fixated on marriage but I'm fascinated by this experiment. The final episode airs next week.