The 5 precursors of change, recognising meta patterns
Recognising meta patterns helps deal with the onset of
change. The 5 [often inconvenient!] precursors of change that turn a trickle
into a flood are:
- Facing the toughest
situation ever in your life: personal and professional
- Traditional choices
unavailable and/ or unviable: support systems that have
worked all your life are inadequate for your changed circumstance
- A deep sense of
separateness: can’t relate to the people you’ve grown up with,
live or work with, anymore. The comfort zone diminishes.
- Seeking out new
answers to old questions: The current construct feels inadequate.
Discovering a new construct becomes an undeniable quest.
- My life has meaning
if…: Everything looks perfect on the outside, but feels
meaningless. Pushing us to redefine what brings us that deep joy which is
the wellspring of hope and the will to ‘do’ things.
Recognising these patterns helps us create our own methods of
coping with the uncertainty of change.
These precursors, either individually or in tandem, work like a rising tide, forcing a break out from our personal mould of thought/ action; triggering fundamental change in how we relate to ourselves, to people we love, to our world and the purpose of living.
Have you observed such precursors? Love to hear about them.
