The ‘in-between’ seems to define where many people are as the year of 2025 approaches an ending. And frankly, I am speaking for many of my associates who express that much of 2025 has been that type of year for them; they have felt ‘in-between’ in their life and career… in other words, a sense of restlessness.
However, when looking currently from a numerical standpoint; 2025 adds up to 9 meaning an ending prior to a new beginning in 2026 which adds up to 10, reducing to 1; or a new beginning.
Therefore, this year has been about living in an in-between-zone, feeling a need to reframe or refocus and at the same time, perhaps evaluating if and what to let go or reframe! The good news is that living in this in-between-zone has allowed myself, and I am sure others, to pull away and look at life and living from our present state. For me, the result I came up with… was that life and living were not meaningful and I was not having fun… so, I put a halt to the unsatisfactory part(s). However, that left me feeling in a space of uncertainty and with a feeling of lostness.
It felt as if I lost contact with self and was living in an ‘in-between’ life; not fully in and not fully out! There was this awareness of my physical presence and yet a lack of contact with my emotional, mental and spiritual selves… in other words, I found myself just going through the motions of life.
Social norming is such an important part of childhood; however, this can be an issue when it comes to our individual life purpose. So often in my writings I have suggested that many of us are going through the motions of living our lives as programmed by society
Even though life may feel empty and meaningless at times, we are sometimes lured into avoiding those feelings by believing the teachings and wisdom of others such as, teachers, titled individuals, parents, etc., who have often stressed the importance of the outside image of playing the game of life and denying our own feelings. This denial can lead to a life of unhappy and purposeless living.
That empty feeling and questioning is why I wrote my book titled: HELLO, SELF… with the intention of first awakening self to self; free from the social noise. Social norming often becomes the key driver in most of our lives; making self-reflection and personal awareness something we seldom explore. Why don’t we probe and explore what it is we want or are called to do? Is it fear, if so, you may benefit by reading Nehemiah 2.
Nehemiah had been praying that God would restore His people and the wall of Jerusalem. When it was time to speak his prayer out loud to God, even though he was frightened, he finally spoke up with his request. If you have been praying for a dream or goal you want, will you take the action to make it a reality? So often we talk, talk, talk but delay the action to walk, walk, walk because of fear of the responsibility for commitment.
As the year of 2025 closes a 10-year period; a new 10-year cycle is being opened. This introduces an opportunity for each of us to clarify our goals and declare the actions required for accomplishing. A new chapter of my and your life is beginning…what will we choose; because we all know that my motto is “Life is a gift the way we wrap it is out chose?”
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