During the course of every person’s life there are many crossroads to encounter.  It is during these times that we have an opportunity to change the course of our future.  What exactly is a crossroad in life? A crossroad is an opportunity to change at a depth of your being, change that happens at a Soul level. A time of crossroads can mark a turning point in your life that can help you create more meaningful success, deeper intimacy-love and awaken joy from the depth of your being.

During the time of a ‘crossroad’ you can change the course of the future and open to new experiences that weren’t possible before. A crossroad can challenge you to explore the unknown (future) and to try something different, a different approach to the way you live your life.  While at the crossroads of transition, you often feel suspended, unable to act, held in a cocoon, separated from yourself and your life. It is time to pause, to self-reflect and turn inward for answers. It is a time to be honest with what is and isn’t working in your life.  A crossroads offers you the opportunity to bring major life changes into being.  It is a time for letting go of ‘what was’ to embrace and reach for ‘what can be’, to reinvent yourself from the inside-out.

During times of transition it is like crossing a bridge that is too high to see what lies on the other side.  You know you are moving forward, moving up, but still haven’t traveled long enough to reach the peak of the bridge to glimpse the new territory you are about to enter.  These times of transition involve letting go of the familiar forms of security to embrace the unfamiliar.  It means stepping with total trust in yourself, your spirituality and the world to be there to guide and direct you.  Transition is a time to change your relationship with the world, knowing that life is here to support you, if you’ll let it. I will discuss three keys that can help you during times of transition.

One way to make transition easier is to know what to expect during these challenging times.  The first key is to know that chaos will abound during times of transition.  Change the way you relate to chaos and knowing that it is a necessary part of  transitional changes can lessen your fears.  When you feel chaos, you often think you are doing something wrong.  Chaos interrupts your peace of mind temporarily and often your sense of stability becomes shaky for a period of time. In order to successfully move through a time of transition you must enter chaos and remain grounded.  Don’t try to push chaos over the bridge, instead take its hand and walk together with chaos, side-by-side, until the chaos of change releases its fear and transforms into enthusiasm and excitement.  This always takes time and patience. The key is not to be afraid to feel chaotic and to know that it will settle down in time.

The second key is patience.  Transitions always involve time to get from one side of the bridge to the other. Patience becomes a wonderfully ally during these times of major change.  We can’t force transition anymore than we can force a pan of water just placed on a burner to boil, it takes time.  Be patient!  Breathe, meditate and learn to relax during these transitional times will augment the patience you’ll need to move forward with confidence and trust.

The third key is that of conscious choice.  Positive transition is a product of conscious choice, negative transitions are usually absent of choice, an automatic or addictive response born of the past.  What are choices are available during a time of transition? When you are in transition and your future isn’t clear, you can always choose how you are going to ‘be’.  Decide ahead of time,  “Am I going to be powerful and successful or disempowered and weak?”  “Am I going to be loving or fearing?”  These choices will be made during times of transition.  Every transition, if you look beneath the surface, involves changing your state of being, and hopefully toward becoming more.  Who you are being and becoming is always a choice.  Even if you don’t know where you are going, decide now that you are going to be confident, strong, empowered and loving right now! Fill yourself with that vibration every morning and enter the unknown and chaos of transition holding these heart-energy vibrations.

All crossroads of transition challenges you to change and to re-align with your destiny.  It challenges you to face your fears and move beyond them toward greater love and self respect. Accept the many challenges of transition and you will discover greater power, purpose and passion locked deep inside of you.

These three keys offer you advice to create a positive transition and can help you move beyond the crossroads.  Which future you will land upon is based upon how you consciously participate during your time of transition.  You don’t have to wait until you get to the top of the bridge to see what is on the other side before you choose to be powerful and responsible.  During the time of chaos and when you are in the midst of facing the unknown, you can choose to be patient, loving and trusting.  The choices you make (while in transition) will ultimately determine what is on the other side of the bridge! - Michaiel Patrick Bovenes

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Tags: Consciousness, crisis, crossroads, fear of unknown, future, major changes, Power, reinvent yourself, Religion and Spirituality, transition, unknown

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