Doing Well In the Midst Of Big Change

• Break down the task that looks daunting into manageable pieces. “Slow & steady wins the race,” as the Aesop Fable “The Tortoise & the Hare” teaches us. Take it step-by-step, & pretty soon, it’s all completed.  

• “Just keep swimming” as Dory showed us in “Finding Nemo.” When fear freezes you up, start the best you can; sometimes that’s all that’s needed. A parked car is harder to get moving than one that’s already moving. Do your best.   

• Realize that doing your best is all you can do, & it is enough. Anyone wanting more than that of you is asking more than is possible to give. Your best is enough. 

• Many times when something going on is intense, it often feels like it’s going to last forever; realize it probably won’t. 

• Ask yourself, “What’s the worst that can happen?” Because the unknown is what seems insurmountable, while the known may even be more manageable than you thought. 

• Have a big decision to make? With your Significant Other, each of you make a pros & cons list for each side of the decision, and then talk it over. With which option does your & their peace lie?  Repeat several times in your quiet place. The answer will become obvious.  

• Pray & meditate on the Serenity Prayer: “God/Source, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can’t change, the courage to change the things I can, & the wisdom to know the difference.” So many times we waste energy on things we can’t change.