Adjusting to a new way of life, after a big life change can be hard. 

 

These changes can be all kinds of varying life experiences, for me it was a health issue. 

These changes &  transitions can challenge us, questioning who we are & our path. 

But these changes can help us, they can open a new chapter, they can support  us to re-discover ourselves & they have great potential  for growth. 

Having my pressure sore surgery was a big step for me, overcoming the medical trauma & taking the leap to go into hospital & have the operation, leaning into my fear & letting go of the past. I knew by doing the time, going into hospital, having the surgery, could lead to a major life change. 

A new chapter, a new me, but that has all had to be built up slowly, since  coming out of hospital, doing the work daily to build my confidence & strength, focusing on  my transfers, overcoming the fear of being sat up in my chair, pressure releasing when I am in my chair, doing all the things to ensure I stay healthy & happy. 

I have been Focusing on the 3 pillars. Movement – to strengthen my body

Nutrition – watching what I eat & ensuring I’m getting good nutrients into my body  

– Mindset with healthy habits & daily practices, to protect my wellbeing. 

Journalling has helped me get my emotions & feelings out, I have felt a little lost at times, but I know by going through these emotions I am going through the process to move forward, by getting them out & releasing them. 

I have also reconnected with things I love doing, exercise, cooking, Qihong, Meditation, starting up my social media posts & sharing my story, it is like therapy, these have brought me joy & fulfilment, reigniting a sense of self. 

I have had to embrace this new me, giving myself pep talks to let me know it’s ok, affirmations have greatly helped when the fear has come to play, repeating affirmations such as – I am strong, I am able, I have faith in my abilities. 

I have also realised how important it is to celebrate all I  have done, how far I have come, my daily achievements, even if that’s sometimes just pushing away the fear & getting out of bed for a few hours, when I really haven’t felt like it, because  my confidence has been  knocked or I have the devil on my shoulder that day feeding my negativity, letting the fear overcome my thoughts. 

Taking daily action, giving myself a plan to help me keep strengthening in mind & body, setting the intentions, small intentional daily goals to help me process my thoughts, embrace the new practices & healthy habits to support  my new direction. 

One of my biggest struggles has been, Pushing my barriers down & asking for help, this has been hard, but I have made sure I have done that, asking for the support & things I need, voicing my needs to  help me build stronger networks to know i am safe &  not alone. 

I am focusing on what I want, not what I don’t want envisioning the life that I love,  not the life I wouldn’t,  I know I am the author of my own story & I am the one who can create  my future, having a broad sense of direction , what I want & how I’m going to get there will stop me feeling stuck & stagnant

Embracing the new, really leaning into it to help me re-discover myself & this new life, this new chapter. 

Small incremental steps each & everyday to uncover all the possibilities that are available in life & find the person i want & am  supposed to be. 

To really call a future I want & desire to my present, that creates meaningful & lasting transformation & self discovery.