the midst

To be in the midst of any change, any substantial shift in one’s life takes courage. It takes a dedication to the process, even if we feel strewn about by life’s circumstances, even if we feel the choices are not ours. We are still committed to the process. Whether we grasp tightly to the old, or allow life to flow in a new direction entirely. Our human soul is still committed to growth. Even if our egos, our human selves throw a fit in the process.

To be in the midst of a dynamic process challenges any individual. Even joyful change requires a leap of faith, whether that is new love, a new apartment, or job. And jumping to anything new means leaving behind anything and everything that holds you back from the newness. You can’t bring it with you.

Leaving behind what was asks us to leave behind a version of ourselves that was. There’s a grief in newness, in the sense that we are letting go of a version of us that can no longer be. Perhaps that version feels more comfortable playing small, more comfortable being told what to do, how to do it. Maybe the new version of us wants to feel more empowered, speak more loudly, to truly feel seen.

The courage to become a truer, newer version of us, is substantial. And often, when we change one thing, this ripples out into our lives creating waves. The strength one possesses in these waves, in the storm could also be viewed as grace. A grace in surrender, in letting go, in allowing. Trust, that in any rebirth- in any shift required in your life, that you possess the grace, stamina, and dedication to see you through.

We are each stronger than we consider ourselves to be. More resilient at heart. Please remember your grace in the midst of your rebirthing.