I know you’ve noticed how life sometimes throws us a curve ball or you’re caught in a series of unexpected events. No matter if the events are positive or negative, they can still throw you off balance or off your game.  Holding onto your courage, remaining flexible and staying focused on your vision is imperative during these times. That’s why I wanted to share my thoughts—How Do You Rank Yourself: Are You Stuck In Half-A-Life Or Reaching For Pure Gold? —To help you stay focused during this times of shifts and change.

Hello Everyone and Welcome!

With all the leaves bursting forth, I wanted to share some thoughts about change. You’ve noticed there are some changes happening here as well! I’m in the midst of a big “growth spurt” myself and look forward to sharing some new programs soon!

So, since we’re all experiencing it – let’s talk about change shall we?

Right along with the beauty of spring, we’re all pretty bombarded with massive changes in the world today. These are not just steady consistent plodding along kind of changes, but rather, massive swings and ends-of- the-pendulum kinds of changes-many highs and lows globally, politically, economically-even a beautiful British wedding.  And on a personal level too, if you talk to anyone near and dear in your life, everyone has a personal story of change happening to them, their parents, their children, coworkers or close friends. Intuitives, astrologers and many others say we are deep in a cycle that will go on for some time. So not to be buffeted about is important or you’ll end up discouraged and exhausted.

Let me ask you a question. How do you respond to change? Yes. I know. We’re always changing, but stop and think about it for minute. How do you really respond?

Do you have a sense of dread and overwhelm or that pit in the stomach foreboding? Do you simply block it out of your mind, or tell yourself and others, stories about how this is not happening or should not be happening? These are the Head-In-The-Sand, Head-butt or Bull-In-China-Shop approaches.

On the other end of the spectrum, are you a kind of a manic Change-Junkie, always seeking the adrenaline rush of change? Any change. Some change-junkies leave a swath of destruction in their wake. Some never land long enough to savor their changes.

Somewhere in the middle is a state that I’ll call a Dance With Change – Like partner dancing it requires a sensitivity to what’s going on inside you and what’s going on outside yourself – with your partner and with everyone around you dancing too, so you can sensitively synchronize-anticipating, course-correcting, not grasping-moving with steadiness, maintaining equilibrium, sometimes standing still for a time then moving courageously and gracefully forward.

At an earlier point in my life, I spent some years playing in the partner-dancing world – taking swing, ballroom, Cajun and Zydeco lessons, two-stepping and waltzing on many a weekend night. I was not in it to become a Dancer With The Stars, but I did want to get good enough to have fun and be able to play well with others.

Well, I never sweated so much! I never felt so clumsy and sometimes so graceful as when learning to dance. In the novice stages, every partner, every dance is different and unpredictable. It requires you literally be “on your toes” ready to pivot, ready for anything. And when you hold steady, grounded in your own being yet moving in-sync with your partner-it’s an adventure. It’s magic!

So as you think about your current Dance With Change, I hope you’ll read on.

Dancing With Change happens at every stage of life. It’s different in every decade.  You’ll read how my goddaughter Emily and I recently had a good conversation about the possibilities of her changes and “reinventing” herself as she goes off to college this fall. Maybe you have teens heading out into the world. How are you preparing them to Dance With Change as they leave the nest? How are you Dancing With the Change as you anticipate their leave-taking?

And today’s Feature Article: Do You Tango Or Tangle With Change? Seven Hot Moves To Improve Your Dance! offers tips that can help you become a better dance partner with the changes in your current life.

Happy Spring and best wishes for Graceful Dance Moves!

Dr. Jan