The Pandemic Pendulum

Did you know that the word emotion means energy in motion?

If you have felt one (or all) of these emotions you see in this image in the last week (or the last day), you are not alone.

Thriving and surviving, high and low, growth and decline have always been guaranteed cycles in life – which seem to be in overdrive right now on the Corona-Coaster. With its many twists and turns, it has tested us all and taken our emotions on a wild ride - impacting the way we show up for ourselves and those we lead and love.

But you are not alone. You are human and swinging off balance is the perfect reminder to get curious about what your emotions are revealing to you, when you’re ready to switch that spark on again. That spark that ignites the expression of the talents, gifts and truths you share with the world through your personal Why. That spark that brightens the bigger picture when you need to reach in and remember who and what it is all - the difference you are here to make.

There are certainly times to sit in silence and feel your way through the fog. There are also times to lean on perspective and think your way through it. And there are times to just be and do nothing at all.

But in order to create a real shift in the way you lead yourself and others and energise your momentum, you have to start from within and get curious by asking yourself:?

• Am I focusing on what is inside my control?
• How is my challenge on the way, not in the way?
• What are the upsides or benefits to my problem / frustration / concern?
• What would be the downside if things turned out the way I am wishing they were?
• What am I grateful for today?

If you need help to ignite that spark again and managing those emotions draining your energy, I'm a connection away.