On Adjusting to Change

MEDITATE

For better or worse, circumstances can and will change. Keep your thoughts and emotions steady. Steadiness is not without tears, however, it is without despair. Pull yourself from the chaos and confusion by becoming an “objective observer” of life.

EXERCISE

Visualize your life as a play on stage. You are sitting in a theatre watching the play’s events as they unfold. The characters are familiar - seeing your self, husband /wife, children, co-workers, parents, etc. You are intrigued by the twists in the plot and the reaction of each individual. You empathize with a kaleidoscope of emotions in every scene without being absorbed in the whirlwind. You are objective, an outsider- looking-in, unscathed by pain and sorrow (be cautious not to jump on-stage, keep your perspective up high). You are sitting in your seat feeling loved and safe in the presence of your eternal Guardian Angel who sits beside you. Quietly pray, “My Lord, all I see before me is temporary. Please carry me in your arms., embrace me with your Peace and shelter me from despair.”

God bless,
A.C.R