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Are You Stagnating or Cocooning ?

3 Ways to Support

Your Transformation

BY MARA BISHOP

Is your motivation flagging ? Are you feeling creatively dry and a little apathetic ? Maybe you ’ re ready to walk away from “ work ” entirely , sit down outside and watch the clouds go by ? You are definitely not alone !

People , we are changing ! I ’ m hearing this everywhere , from clients , students , friends . I feel it myself . Although the shifts feel big , there ’ s great uncertainty about where we ’ re heading . Our world is in a similar state : in flux and crisis , a reevaluation of practically everything . For many , this is a traumatic time . In the most benign circumstances , we feel like the days are repeating as we languish at home in our routines , alone or with an increasingly small circle of companions . The Groundhog Day references , which seemed clever at first , aren ’ t funny anymore as the pandemic persists . It ’ s a challenge to make progress and maybe you ’ re questioning why . Are you stagnating or cocooning to get ready for your transformative next phase ?

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