Dear Linda,

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience. As always, you are an inspiration.
You are right, spring does not appear in an instant, and we do not become who we are or who we want to be overnight.

As I read your thoughtful response, I am reminded that we all go through endings and new beginnings numerous times in our lifetime. We navigate change, some times more skillfully than others, we fall and get up again, we fail and try again. We can’t avoid or rush through the process of becoming.

I know you did not learn how to navigate change overnight but you are willing and open to trying different things until you recognize what works for you. Resources are bountiful but we have to be willing to try and you are great at that.

Thank you for being here and sharing your wisdom with us.

Big hugs 💜

When I want change, but am not sure how or what it will be, I put myself in the opportunity-ready mode. This takes many forms including writing, rereading journals, listening to my inner voice, paying attention to what I see, read, hear, and observe, having quiet time to walk in the woods, meditate, or do yoga, talk with trusted friends and advisors, and NOT rush. Certain things take time, like the changing of the seasons. Spring doesn’t appear in an instant. Instead, we get to experience the joy of discovery a new bloom or bird chirping each day until the landscape is full with color.

This mirrors our own lives. We don’t become overnight. It’s a process- one bloom, one chirp, one experience and action at a time. As you so beautifully said, “Change is an internal as well as an external process.”

Thank you for sharing your heart, wisdom, and the awesome quotes! Love the Morrison and Whyte ones.