A Time of Transitions

Happy (and a little sad) May!

As a professional Life and Leadership coach, I often hold space for people moving through life transitions such as new roles, changing relationships, and careers.

But this past weekend, I found myself in that tender in-between space too as I watched my daughter, my middle child, graduate from college. It was a weekend filled with pride and celebration, but also one that's bringing up some deep emotions for me. And while I’ve known this change was coming, nothing quite prepares you for the quiet realization that “closeness” may start to look different.

As I let myself feel all the emotions, I remember that ‘closeness’ is not limited by geography. It stretches, adapts, and often grows stronger when things shift. I now get to be creative and imagine new ways to stay connected and evolve in these new spaces. As each of my children leave the nest and begin their new phase of life, it opens up the possibility to grow into mine.

“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past and present are certain to miss the future.” John F Kennedy

Here are a few reflections that I’m sitting with right now that may support you too, if you are also in this season of change.

1. What are you proud of?

   Celebrate how far you have come too. Whether you’re watching a loved one graduate or navigating a new chapter yourself, acknowledge your own growth and what it took to get to this point.
   

2. What is ending, and how can you embrace and honor it?

   Create a small ceremony for yourself to honor this shift, ie. reflect, write a letter, take a walk, journal about it, have a good cry.
   

3. What opportunities might be waiting for YOU to begin?

   Every transition makes room for something new. Ask yourself, “What possibilities are open to me in this new stage of life?”

   
   

4. How will you choose to stay connected through the change?

   All relationships evolve, but connection can deepen in new ways. How can you reimagine your role and new ways of being present and showing your love.

I am also reminding myself this time that transitions - like graduations, moves, career changes, or children leaving the nest, are invitations to new beginnings.

They invite us to feel more deeply, to release our grip on what was, and to imagine new ways of staying connected, grounded, and whole.

If you’re in your own time of expansion or change, I invite you to be gentle with yourself. There is no rush. Just a quiet, courageous unfolding.

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