Making Changes

Creating and making changes in our life means to acknowledge we have choice.

It may involve responding to the world proactively, through agency, into engagement, relationship, community; creating connection. This is ‘showing up’, it’s getting out there, it’s knowing what we want and speaking for this and our needs. It comes from connecting to our aspirations, having an openness and an energy of spirit, adventure and risk taking. We want to expand our capacity and willingness to commit ourselves in our decision making; to take small steps in line with our intentions.

Making change is also about how we feel in ourselves, our way of being. Feeling confidence (feeling free to be ourselves), congruence and authenticity about our identity and choosing to respond rather than react.
It’s about embracing change as an invitation into expansion when things seem to stay the same and being able to see things differently.

On Feeling Discomfort - Project Self Life Coaching

On Making Change

This post is written around the New Year, but the ‘New Year’ can be any point in time we take to reflect on the larger picture, larger timescale. The New Year, more than any other time is a chance to feel optimistic about what may be ahead; to relish the unknown, to anticipate and welcome change. For me, it’s not a time to list goals, but a time to reflect on where I am in my life. Some years nothing seems to change much, as whatever it is we are in is still unfolding. We may feel like we are…
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On Procrastinating - Project Self Life Coaching

On Procrastinating

It is interesting how procrastinating can have value and also act as an excuse. Timing is important. We can only do something when we feel ready. It’s perfectly acceptable to wait until it is the right time, until we are in the right place. But sometimes we won’t ever be in the ‘right place’, so waiting isn’t necessarily going to give us that arrival. It’s important to reflect on why we are procrastinating, and be aware of the obstacles or excuses we are putting in the way, the reasons we are putting something off, if it’s something we really want. Recognising…
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