Big Changes Happening? Choose your Mindset.

It seems that many people around me are going through big changes at the moment. Some great, some not-so-great, and some somewhere in between. We know change is inevitable, and when it happens, the mindset we choose deal with it, is crucial to the entire process and to our mental health as we go through it.

Even wonderful changes – like moving countries, changing jobs or having a baby can bring a lot of stress, fear and anxiety. Consciously making the choice to embrace a mindset of trust and ease can help stop you from spiralling down.

We decided sometime in the last year that we are going to move to Portugal later this year. Our date for the move was October-ish, and we have started the paperwork process. A couple of weeks ago, we were told that the cottage we have been renting for the last few years has been sold. The entire property (which consists of about 5 or 6 completely separate dwellings) has been sold and the new owners want to take ownership of all the properties in June. They have very kindly given us until the end of October, as they know we were planning to emigrate around that time. ?

On the one hand, this can be seen as an absolute blessing and as a “sign”, because they are happy to take occupation exactly when we had in our minds that we would leave SA.

On the other hand, it’s also quite daunting, because even though we had a date in mind, I suppose we thought we could take our time and stay in the house we love until everything falls neatly into place. But now it’s become clear there is a definite timeline.

We could easily allow this new development to cause us stress and anxiety, get bogged down by the detail, worry about things we have no control over, or we can embrace it as synchronicity and simply go with the flow. The mindset we choose will make all the difference to how the next few months play out. So we are consciously choosing to trust the process and steadily get all our little ducks in a row, maintaining a positive, excited but easy mindset.

If, like us, you are making big changes this year, take a deep breath, let go of unnecessary worry, look out for signs, and embrace the change. Choose a mindset that will support your journey in the best way.

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