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Transition. Do we ever stop going through them? I am beginning to think not. Maybe I should I say that I am beginning to accept that transitions are continuous and rather permanent than temporary. What say you?

Recently, I moved for the 7th time since December 2006. And, in May or so, I will be moving again. Overseas to be exact. And, I've taken on a position that will land me in several countries all over the globe so I will be moving a lot. Thus, I will be in constant transition. While all of these moves have been in furtherance of my personal and professional development, I've got to admit, they are challenging. Ya' feel me?

Some of the things I've noticed during these moves are that tons of feelings pop up, almost too many to handle: Sadness, elation, joy, frustration, anger, rage, exhaustion, curiosity, and awe. And, I have to admit, being a Coach, I feel like I "shouldn't" take on the negative feelings of rage and exhaustion, rather, I "should" take on only the feelings of excitement, enthusiasm, joy, and jubilation. But, I am here to blog to finally say that just ain't the reality and I would be a bold-faced liar if I acted as though I never suffered any of the "dark times."

With my most recent move at the end of March 2009, several emotions appeared including my inability to identify exactly what I was feeling. I felt numb, foggy, and like I was in a tunnel all blurred-out. I didn't know what to do with myself and so instead of "doing" I decided to just be. I granted myself full permission to just sit still, and just be, whatever that looked like at the time. I chose to feel the feelings all the way through (and yeah, sometimes this just plain ol' sucked!), examine them like I was a scientist checking out a lab rat, and then chose to view the feelings I was having as a "messenger" or as my teacher offering me a gift: a gift of growth, learning, and rebirth.

How often do you ignore your feelings? Just push them aside like they have no merit? Or, better yet, how often do you discredit your feelings and say you are not allowed to have them? Do you discount your feelings and/or just not acknowledge them?

I have to admit I've been the culprit of ignoring my feelings and I am a bit embarrassed to say that I've confused the philosophies of the Law of Attraction (LOA) when doing so. As a LOA practioner, I've programmed my thinking to believe that negative feelings needed to be reframed immediately rather than notice that I can shift my energy in the slightest and still be practicing the LOA effectively (moving up the emotional guidance scale still triggers an energetic shift that creates a more positive vibration than the one before).

I guess my message with today's note is to be nurturing, compassionate and kind to yourself during transition. Notice what this transition is teaching you and realize it is part of the journey and when you do this you will soon that ALL experiences are the best teachers.

Your partner in extreme dreaming,

Laurie Santos
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