When You’re Ready, Begin Again..

Life is a journey full of beginnings and endings, these happening are often accompanied by a handful of setbacks and detours that even if you wanted to, you couldn’t prepare for.

For some, it’s big life milestones that trigger these changes — marriage or divorce, moving to a new city, committing to a partner, buying a home, starting a family, or becoming empty-nesters. It can also be the loss of a loved one or friend or a global crisis (like the pandemic) or a traumatic experience. 

For others, this might come from changes that we all experience, like our emotional health maturing or the ending of a relationship.

Having to start again requires a lot of inner strength, courage, self-love, resilience, faith, and confidence.

And since most of these things take the time to be developed, you need to learn to be patient and gentle with yourself. Here’s how…

Take time and embrace the changes.

Starting over, is rarely done quickly or without regret.

Honor those feelings & take your time. Be deliberate and take action in the most effective way.

Slowing down may be the exact thing you need to keep a clearer head. Use this time to recharge and then pick up the pace when you need to.

From now on, give yourself permission to take your foot off the accelerator at least once a day. It becomes easier to listen to yourself when you’re not racing to do everything.

Embrace these new changes and take your time, everything you are chasing will come around and catch you.

Respect your process.

It’s easy to obsess over the results of something happening in our life’s, whether it’s a career, a relationship or something else entirely.

This is especially true when you have to start again. We tend to do the exact opposite of trusting the process and get frantic about the things that aren’t happening, more so when things don’t go the way we expect.

The truth is, we’re all different, we all work differently and have own quirks and habits that make us tick.

There’s an optimal process that each of us follows - respect the process, there’s a reason for everything.

When you trust the process, at the right time you’ll get to where you intend to go without rushing or pressuring yourself.

The process can take you places you had never imagined and it all comes down to patience, trust and faith. What’s meant for you will always find it’s way.

Committing to change.

Starting over can be scary, but there is also some excitement to this new commitment.

What do you want for the “new you”? Is there anything you have always wanted to do, try, or even be?

Starting over is your chance at making things right by choosing what the best for you and honouring your personal preferences.

It takes courage, bravery, and self-awareness but it also takes a level of intentionality and commitment to be able to shift the perspective on how to best move forward.

Once you know where you are and where your starting from, treat yourself with love, compassion, and understanding. Map out your next move and embrace what’s to come.

Check in regularly..

Like any new path in life, it’s going to come with its up and downs. So, practice self-care and self-compassion. Be kind and gentle with yourself.

Progress isn’t linear. And if you’re at a point in your life where you’re looking to start over, regardless of when, how, or why, it’s never too late to begin again.

You can conquer a new challenge, redirect an existing focus, or come back to a passion that you abandoned years ago. It’s not always easy, usually a little scary; but always possible.

May we normalise starting over as many times as you need, meeting ourselves where we are and not where we ‘should be’.

Take this opportunity to grasp your wholeness, one piece at a time and when your ready - begin again.