Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Oct/Nov 2017 Aspire Mag Full Issue: Feminine Wisdo | Page 44

THEN ASK YOURSELF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1 What meaning am I giving to this experience? 2 What parts of the transition am I currently struggling with? 3 What aspects of the change do I feel excited or curious about? 4 How can I embrace this situation with more joy and an adventurous spirit instead of resisting the change? 5 What difference could this “It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life and in change there is power.”” – ALAN COHEN practice make in my life? Reflecting on the answers to these questions can provide you with increased self-awareness and new insight to inspire self-nurturing choices. Sometimes we only realize how attached we have become to our expectations of how things are supposed to be in our lives when change happens. Our willingness to courageously embrace change by letting go of how we think things should be and opening to how they are really unfolding is the most nurturing choice we can make. Make the empowering choice to embrace your next transition as an adventure and nurture peace in the world from the inside out! 44 Read Online! Kelley Grimes, MSW - Kelley Grimes, MSW, is a counselor, speaker,internationally best selling author and self-nurturing expert. She ispassionate about empowering overwhelmed and exhausted individuals to live withmore peace, joy, and meaning through the practice of self-nurturing. Kelleyalso provides professional and leadership development to organizationsdedicated to making the world a better place. She is married to an artist, hastwo empowered daughters, and loves singing with a small women’s group. Learn more at www.CultivatingPeaceandJoy.com and download your free Self- Nurturing Mobile App. www.AspireMAG.net | October / November 2017