The choice of getting over or getting through your pain

Things are always changing in our life. It is up to us to decide how we want to move through that change. It’s just natural to have resistance to change. What do I mean by change?

I’ve noticed my experience of time shifting over the past couple of years and I started to grow really curious about why this has been the case.

I just had a couple of bites of raisins in my mouth when I realized the bag was swarming with little crawling things. Ewwww! I still feel like I want to throw up several hours later after eating them. Are those bugs in my stomach right now?

We all have a story to tell. And like all good stories, mine is about people: the dreams, desires, loves and passions that shaped where I started, who I have become, and where I am going.

Apathy is a state of indifference. It looks like “I don’t give a shit” and yet “everything is amazing” all at once, which creates a muted version of both, so neither really take hold. It looks muted—sort of grey and glossy; a little out of focus, a lack of connection to or anything.

It is minimal planning because, well ‘what’s the point?”. Apathy is an old teabag that has lost its pungent flavour; it could smell more interesting, but it doesn’t anymore. And because I am apathetic, I don’t bother to buy new teabags that have the rich flavour of fresh spice.

It is not that I do not support men. I coach many men, entrepreneurs, business leaders, amongst others. And I love it. I love witnessing men tap into their emotions and their stories. I am honoured to be able to hold space for them to feel safe to explore. Because men often do not have the opportunity to “go there” like women do and often do not have the support networks that women do or that they create. So, I do. I fully support them, I work with them, I love what they bring to the table and I will continue to support them for as long as I am a coach.

We need creativity more than ever to respond to our constantly changing world and the environmental context.

Decision making during times of uncertainty is complex and brings about many challenges and considerations.