Shift

If you ever have driven a manual car, you know when you need to either shift to a higher or lower gear, because the car “tells” you.  In many ways our bodies, emotions and intuition do the same for us.  Consider any or all of the following shifts you might need right now:
 

• Expectations – lower yours for the upcoming holidays.  Approach this season with an openness that doesn’t border on obsessive details or the perfect gift, dinner or outfit.  

 

• Energy – allow yours to flow and go with how you feel in each situation.  Increase it if the music and the moment inspire you or decrease it to meet yourself where you are.

 

• Exercise – do what you can regarding moving, and by moving it can be walking, lifting, standing, Zumba-ing, bopping, spinning or whatever gets you less stagnant.  Kick it into high gear when possible and accept that a low key activity might be what the day calls for.

 

• Engagement – this is all in your control, be it socially, professionally, or personally.  Check in with yourself and determine what you really want, need, and deserve and let that be your cruising speed and GPS

 

• Enjoy- switch it up and give yourself the opportunity to both do things that are out of your comfort zone, as well as staying in a comfortable neutral, familiar place and space

 
Listen to what truly drives you and shift into and or away from those things, thoughts, and tactics.  There is no manual for determining the direction you may shift towards. It’s also not automatic, you are the driver of your well-being.