SERIOUSLY SPEAKING - MOVING THROUGH CHANGES

When we think of transitions obvious extreme images come to mind:  The image we often use for this is jumping from one mountain top to another (changing grades, living and dying…)

But how about those smaller changes?  Perhaps a good image for this might be stepping from a train onto the platform…

Here is a sometimes overlooked reality:  All transitions have an element of risk. 

Recognizing this makes understanding our emotional responses much easier to comprehend.

DANCE WITH IT!   EXPERIENTIAL APPS                           

An opportunity to experiment with some fun ideas…

MAKE A LIST OF ALL THE LIFE TRANSITIONS YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH.

(This might include birthdays, changing grades in school, moving, losing friends, break-ups, marriages, births and deaths).

Were the transitions smooth or bumpy?

Did you feel:  angry, sad, scared, excited?

All of the above?

Did you work through and accept what you were feeling?

Did you criticize yourself?

Did you take your emotions out on others?

Did anyone help you?

Now think about the people around you.

What do you see about how they move through life changes?