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2/18/2016 0 Comments

Seeking Change or Craving Routine?

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​There's nothing like moving to a new city to fully turn your entire life upside down. If you are feeling completely settled and comfortable in all aspects of your life this will surely shake things up. It definitely did for me!
 
It’s funny what you crave when you are sitting with all this unsettledness. These are the times when any and everything that comforts us comes into play as we try to find something to root us back down and feel our legs again.
 
Ironically, after we moved, it was many of the things I was ready to get away from that I started to miss – the guy on the moped with the squeaky brakes that drove by the house everyday, the noise from our more urban neighborhood {I wanted quiet and to be able to see the stars at night, but all of a sudden I missed those city sounds!}
 
I sought out anything that was familiar to feel at home. It’s why people seek out McDonalds when they are in foreign countries – something to connect them back.
 
It's at times when life is most unstable, that you look for the comforts of what's familiar – seeking out anything that can ground you. {I remember my dreams shortly after we moved all had to do with soft or squishy floors. I knew that was a message of grounding for me - to finish unpacking and organizing so that I could begin to feel at home here.}
 
A healthy way to stabilize is by creating a routine. It's the times when life is chaotic, or you are trying to accomplish something big, that you need the routine to feel grounded, safe, and comfortable.
 
When life is going along smoothly and you are feeling a little stuck or bored - this is the time when you can change things up. Break out of your routine. Maybe get rid of your old routine completely and create a new one. Do something on your list that you’ve been afraid to attempt. Allow some new adventure to come into your life.
 
So are you in a place where you need to create routine or bring on something new? Both are helpful and knowing which one you need, and when, can help you shift between them to keep moving forward in your life. When you listen to what's going on within you, you can figure out which one you need.
 
Staying stuck in a routine can cause you to get bored and feel lost. But using routine to give your self some discipline to get things accomplished is important. Keeping things fresh and new is crucial to growing, so you can learn who you are in new situations. But always being on an adventure doesn’t provide time to get things done in life. Allowing both, gives the opportunity for more of who you are to become known to you, and seen by the world.

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    Jenn White, Yoga Educator, Meditation Teacher, and Owner of Embodied Bliss, began her journey of yoga and meditation in 2004 while recovering from a back injury.  Feeling lost, restless and seeking something more from life, she found her path through meditation.

    Connected to a peaceful calm within and an ability to see the commonality that exists in us all, Jenn finds joy in helping others discover their path, too.

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