Great post on one of my favorite bloggers, Pamela Slim / Escape from Cubicle Nation. 8 Strategies to get the most from painful or awkward life transitions . About to have her 3rd baby, she offers great ideas for going through those times when you’re experiencing change and it puts you off balance.
She even quotes from a favorite book of mine, Transitions: making sense of life’s changes , William Bridges. I frequently recommend it to clients. Neither Bridges nor Slim talk about or live with chronic illness (at least that I know of). But it doesn’t matter. We’re all going to face transition sooner or later in our lives, for one reason or another. Living with illness creates a state of constant transition. It’s usually not pleasant while you’re there. And, at some point you will move on. But, you have to allow yourself to be in that space of “off balance” so you can develop into the person you’re going to be. Rosalind
Herman Najoli says
Hi Rosalind. I’ve been thinking about this very topic. In my blog today my post was about “Navigating the Stormy Seasons of Life”. A couple of months ago, I posted about Transitions and the Skill of Moving On. I think that transitions can be distinguished from storms. Not all transitions are stormy but all storms are transitions. What’s your thinking on this?
Herman Najoli says
Hi Pam. I’ve been thinking about this very topic. In my blog today my post was about “Navigating the Stormy Seasons of Life”. A couple of months ago, I posted about Transitions and the Skill of Moving On. I think that transitions can be distinguished from storms. Not all transitions are stormy but all storms are transitions. What’s your thinking on this?
Rosalind says
Hi Herman
I know you meant to write to me, not Pam 🙂 – so I’ll respond. I think it’s all how we view it. Some people love storms — the “sturm un drang” (I’m sure I don’t have the German correct here) of them. Others hate things getting out of control. I think we just have to figure out what we can “navigate” best — what’s our style and what’s going to be useful and go with that. But I’d agree that transitions don’t have to be stormy but they’re usually do feel like we’re off balance. That’s my take at least
Rosalind