Marei-- Yes, I have experienced something like the grief cycle in response to positive changes in my life. It seemed like a strange reaction, but the beginning of something new was really the end of my former way of living, and it seemed that I had to grieve a little before stepping fully into the exciting new possibilities.
It seems to help, whenever things are changing, to give myself a little extra time and space to feel whatever I am feeling. Since you are familiar with the grief cycle, you will probably recognize the stages. Remembering my own experience, when I offer a workshop on personal change, I now include a small introduction to "transformation blues." Really, it's a wonderful problem to have--the grief is a signal that something significant is changing. I'm feeling excited about the next chapter in your story! Joelle * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
