Life is full of “swift transitions” the songwriter wrote in a hymnal I learned growing up as a child in church. But never would I have thought I’d experience these types of transitions in life like I have. You may ask what do you mean? Before I dive into my perspective let’s start off by defining the word transition.
Transition is defined as a passage from one state, stage, subject, or place to another :change
b : a movement, development, or evolution from one form, stage, or style to another
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a : a musical modulation
b : a musical passage leading from one section of a piece to another
3
: an abrupt change in energy state or level (as of an atomic nucleus or a molecule) usually accompanied by loss or gain of a single quantum of energy.
What I mean going from up to down from in to out from glad to sad to mad….. you get my drift. Life has been a series of lessons that only the emotional-less teacher can give. Imagine receiving a test impromptu on subjects you have very little or no information on. Also imagine not having a study buddy or a mentor to help prepare you for the test. All situations aren’t the same; I agree, but there are simple steps that I have learned that I would like to share in this blog to give you a heads up on how to handle Swift Transitions.
First you must be Flexible. Flexible is defined as 1
: capable of being flexed:pliantflexible branches swaying in the breeze
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: yielding to influence :tractable a flexible person without strong convictions
3
: characterized by a ready capability to adapt to new, different, or changing requirements a flexible foreign policy a flexible schedule.
See when you’re flexible in your mind you become more fluid and therefore a flow creates instead of the opposite resistance. Resisting isn’t a negative thing necessarily, but the danger can be you miss what transition teaches you, then possibly having to repeat the process again which ends up in longer transitions.
Point numero 2 is Gratitude or to be thankful. Gratitude is defined as the state of being grateful:thankfulness. I’m reminded of a favorite scripture of mine in the Bible that I have committed to memory it’s this. In everything give thanks or show gratitude for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.-1 Thessalonians 5:18.
So what does it mean to be thankful and what does being thankful look like? It’s simple, don’t be a complainer or murmurer. Don’t be a Debbie Downer always sad and of low and poor disposition. But be an encourager. Smile more instead of being spiteful. Remember joy is inner and protected! No one or anything can take your joy, but you can forfeit it (joy) by yielding yourself and energy to the negative.
My Final Points are Expectation and Acceleration. Oftentimes when in transition the focal point can be I can’t wait to get out of this! Or as soon as this is over with etcetera etcetera. But with that mindset you have to be careful because you will miss what needed to be gleaned in this season and the important lessons that will propel you in your promotion season. Because purpose is the sole reason why we experience what we experience in my opinion. So if there’s great suffering involved there’s an even greater purpose you are being prepared for! Acceleration. Accelerate is defined as : to move faster : to gain speed The car slowly accelerated. The pace of change has accelerated in recent months.
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: to progress from grade to grade more rapidly than usual : to follow a speded-up educational program
transitive verb
1
: to bring about at an earlier time Circumstances accelerated their departure.
2
: to cause to move faster accelerated his steps; also: to cause to undergo acceleration
3
a : to hasten the progress or development of accelerate our efforts
b :increaseaccelerate food production
4
a : to enable (a student) to complete a course in less than usual time
b : to speed up (something, such as a course of study)
So based on the definition you can take solace in knowing that accelerating has everything to do with advancement (promotion) and being caught up or in front, farther than when you first began.
So in closing know this; The work that has started will be completed if you stay the course, keep your hope, let your thoughts be pure or clean and laced with positivity you will see a change in you which will allow you to see and experience everything new! Perspective is everything especially when going through Transitions.
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