STAND DOWN!

There is something you're being asked to stand down from, step back from. It may be the very thing that for a long time has given you the up & go, the reason to get out of bed each day. It may be the thing that made complete sense to you for a part of your life, it may be the thing that brought you to this very moment, that got you here, or maybe it's an internal shift, a cycle that you are now aware of that doesn't fit your future self. It's no longer the thing that drives you any more, you may still appreciate it, love it but it’s different. Maybe it doesn't have a spot in this session of your life or maybe it does, but in a different way, a new way, a fresh way. The moment you feel a shift or something feels off, it's not always about removing it, deleting it completely, but pausing to see what else, pausing to see if something needs to be redirected, used or approached differently. Then again, sometimes it is time to completely let go, stop, close the door and lock it behind you. It's about knowing the difference. In the moments you know it is no longer for you, it no longer serves you and you are being pulled strongly by something else that brings more meaning, more curiosity, more juices to your world, that makes you want to jump out of bed and climb the mountain with it...the moment you feel that, you are being called to 'Stand Down' from the other thing. If you continue to ignore anything that you are being pulled away from to new things, to a new part of you, even if what is calling you is an internal shift that no one else can physically see...if you ignore that, because you're afraid of what next, what you will be faced with within yourself, what you will have to adjust and you choose to continue on with what no longer works for you...you will be faced with the very things you're trying to avoid...within yourself. If you're in a job or doing work that no longer feeds you and feels heavy & draining, you will be faced with feeling that weight even more so as time goes on, depleting you, your soul, your energy bit by bit. If you're in a relationship that hasn't been working or you ended up in it by default, in fear of being alone, you will be faced with feeling lonely within that relationship. If you continue to repeat the same pattern, the same cycle over and over to avoid the part of you you don’t like about yourself, you will continue to be faced with that very thing yet more intense. You have to be willing to face yourself, make the changes, take a chance, sit in the discomfort, to see things in a different way, approach things in a different way if things are stale or no longer working...And if you're not willing, you will keep coming up against the same things or simply life will stop you in your tracks in another, not so enjoyable way. Stand down before life stands you down!