How to Deal With A Major Transition

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By The Spiritualista
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Sometimes life feels upside down. That's when it's time to look up.

Transitions are in full force at this time - many relationships, jobs and living situations are shifting or ending completely, leading, sometimes pushing, people towards their destiny. These transitions can be extremely stressful. Here are some tips on how to cope.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Patience
Love
A sense of humor
Faith
Trust
Determination

Step 1

Everything Happens For A Reason. You've heard this before, along with "it's a blessing in disguise" and while it may be hard to hear when you're in the muck of it, it is true! Sometimes it takes months, even years to recognize the benefits of a past experience. Trust that there's a higher guide orchestrating things to your benefit.
Step 2

Change Your Outlook. Challenges can be fun! The toughest challenges help us grow the most. Overcoming challenges is what life is about. Be the hero in your story. Your success will help inspire others and give them hope if they are ever in a similar place as you have been. Always look for the wisdom in the situation and cherish it.
Step 3

Allow Yourself To Hit Bottom. Life is about regenerating, recycling, rebuilding and repairing. Sometimes things need to fall apart so they can be built up in a completely different way. The more things seem to be in shambles the greater the potential to surpass your greatest expectations and achieve your greatest victory.
Step 4

Perfection is an Illusion. Life is not about being perfect. There's no room for compassion and mercy when we're so busy judging our imperfections. If you have a low credit score or find yourself in debt or are blaming yourself for the loss of a job or relationship, do yourself a big favor and stop! Focus on healing and what you can do, not what you have done. You will move forward this way.
Step 5

Have Fun. It's during the massive stressful transitions that we forget to have fun, forget to laugh, and begin to feel joyless. Allow yourself to grieve and process all the change as best you can and give yourself permission to lighten your burden by doing things that make you happy. This is the best way to show your spirit that you love and accept you no matter what and trust that everything really will be okay.
Step 6

Give Yourself An Opportunity To See The Future. Sometimes when we feel so low and caught up in the misery of a transition, we don't allow ourselves to see the brightness headed our way. This is a time to follow your dreams, meet the person of your dreams, build your dreams, make your dreams come true. Visualize where you want to be and acknowledge where you are as a temporary pit stop on the road of life.