Be happy for triggers! In any transition, whatever triggers your “aha” moment should make you excited.
I’ve written before about my friend who had such a trigger happy moment while holding a ladder, watching his wife clean out the gutters. He instantly saw that his holding the ladder while she did the work was a metaphor for where he was in his life: he was in a holding pattern. Holding the ladder crystalized everything for him at that moment and he instantly understood what he had to do next to regain control of his life.
Each of us will have different triggers, aha moments, and metaphors to show us the next step in our transition process. The following are some examples of ways others have discovered the path to their new beginning.
• Your DREAMS may reveal a clue or direction
• Someone else’s COMMENTS may trigger an idea that is in line with what you want and need
• CIRCUMSTANCES may motivate you to move forward
• A SITUATION may give you insight to get moving
• A BOOK may help you make sense of what is going on
• An ARTICLE, BLOG POST, or NEWSLETTER may put everything into perspective
• A MOVIE may show you the way you want to go with your life
Let these triggers, and others like them, inspire you to take action and move forward into your new beginnings.