Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, author
When my late husband, Keith Bell, literally dropped dead of a heart attack at the age of fifty three, I experienced first hand the “great and sudden change” Shelley is talking about. In 2024, we’ll all experience change. I certainly hope it won’t be great or sudden (unless the change event is something really good) but you never know.
Psychiatrist Henry Emmons, MD, author of The Chemistry of Calm, writes, “Start making small changes when you’re not stressed. Think of it like exercise. If you’re trying to get in shape, you don’t try to do a month’s worth of workout in one day.”
The same is true when training yourself to deal with stress. If you earn how to calm your mind when your stress is small, the better prepared you’ll be for the big changes that are inevitably coming your way.
Affirmation: I’m prepared for change.
Coaching questions: What big change have you handled in the past? How well do you handle change? What can you do now that will help you better handle change in the future?
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