Life sometimes helps you take the actions you are afraid to take

Greetings:


Change sometimes finds you when you least expect. There are times when life will force you into actions that, given time, you might have discovered on your own or that you knew were available, but were reluctant to take. I have experienced times when life forced me to change jobs, change relationships and even change where I lived. In retrospect, I might have taken those actions on my own, but for whatever reason, I wasn't ready or willing. Sometimes life doesn't wait for you to prepare. At times life moves you into action when you most need it but aren't willing to take it on your own.

The good news is that often the actions you are forced into work out for the best. Taking the action is usually the most difficult part. Once you take the action, it becomes easier to go with the process. Starting is most often the most difficult part, which is why I believe life sometimes steps in and forces the action you are too afraid to take on your own.

Sometimes the actions you most need to take are the ones that you don't want or are too afraid to take. Life will step in and force the action. I worked with a client that went into work early one morning as usual only to find out the office had been cleaned out and the company had gone out of business. Although this was shocking, the truth was that she was miserable, but too fearful to leave. Life stepped in and forced the action she needed to take. She went on to start her own business and loves what she does now. Her only regret is that she wishes she had left on her own years earlier.

Before you get too upset over an action that life forces on you, stop and ask yourself if this is something you have been wanting to do but was too fearful to do on your own. Often the actions that we are forced into are blessings. Be thankful when life steps in and helps you do what you can't do on your own.

Here's to taking action,

Rachelle