A Holistic Practitioner once said to me that, “Crisis happens when we become stagnant.”  She said that when we become stagnant in our daily lives, or in a specific area of our daily lives, and we do not take action, then the universe will assist us in taking that action.  In many instances we believe that change “happen to us,” thus generating crisis and/or chaos in our lives that we may not have desired to have.  Many of us fear change.  This fear is what blocks us from moving forward and makes us remain stagnant.  Whether you have initiated a change in your life, or whether you consider that change something that “happened to you,” you have two choices as to how to handle this change.  The 1^st is to fight the change.  In this instance, the transition you are going through will be much more painful and a lot slower.  The second option is to accept the change or transition that is occurring and to enjoy the process.

Consider this scenario:

I lost my job because the company is downsizing.  I have worked there for a very long time and I was completely caught off guard when I was told that my department was being eliminated.

Thoughts and Feelings surrounding this scenario:

Fear Based:  What am I going to do?  I have a family to feed!  I have bills to pay!  I am soo angry!  How could my company do this to me!

Embrace the opportunity:  Things are going to work out for me. They always do!  This is an opportunity to reevaluate my career path.  I always hated my job anyways!  Everything is meant to be!

Whenever change occurs and we go through a transition, whatever it may be, we have an opportunity to embrace the change or fight it.  We can use this time to feel sorry for ourselves, be depressed and angry, or we can use this time to dig deep, really deep inside ourselves and evaluate how we truly feel about the situation.  In most instances, I believe you will find that if you embrace the change, the results you will get (maybe not right away) will be that you will be in a better place once you come out on the other side of your transition.  You will be in a better place, and possibly the best place you have ever been in, if you truly listen to yourself.  Hear what your inner guidance has to say about the situation, even if you wish to be angry, or sad or depressed, or scared, if you truly allow yourself to listen to your inner guidance, you may find that you will hear a sigh of relief, that your situation is no longer as it was, and that things are changing for the better.

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