A New Kind of Life
What are you longing for?
A New Kind of Life
Are the promises of getting back to normal not all that appealing to you? Does the idea of returning to #normal feel heavy, instead of light – crowds of any kind, rush-hour traffic, 5-days-a-week in the office, hugging strangers, parties, networking events, etc?
How about you? What do you want?
Some people can’t wait to get back to it all, and power to them. But, if none of that appeals to you, you’re not alone.
As we sit in the astrology soup of June – a Mercury retrograde, a Saturn retrograde, bookended by eclipses – the energy is asking us to look back to review to gain a better understanding of what it all meant for you.
You can use this retro-energy to mine the past year and actively decide what to leave back in pre-pandemic times and what to bring forward.
What are you longing for from deep in your soul?
Are you longing for a new kind of life?
Did the past year open up a deep longing in you or reawaken an old one? Maybe it’s to work from home, or perhaps all the social activism re-awakened your desire to make a difference. Maybe you had the time to spend on art, or volunteering, or cooking and you don’t want that to disappear again.
Maybe you were way too busy and really long to build a life that acknowledging your body’s need for rest and nourishment.d
A 'Day in the Life' Review.
What did it all mean? What can we take away from the seismic shifts and still have our feet on the ground and do the things we need to do in life?
A simple way to begin is to do A Day In The Life review. Think of a typical day in your life pre-pandemic, and think about what might be a typical day in your life post-pandemic.
When you really think about your pre-pandemic day, what stands out? What would you like less of? What would you like to eliminate? Which items are negotiable and which are non-negotiable. Thinking about your post-pandemic day, what do you want or need in it that didn’t seem possible a year ago? Lean into that longing. There is valuable information there.
The first step to a new kind of life is Awareness and Noticing.
Change begins with awareness and noticing. Taking a few moments to review can go a long way. To really reinforce what’s coming up for you, take a moment to write about it in your journal.
Notice your longing for a new kind of life. Then, transform your longing into a plan. There’s never been a better time to claim the life you want.
