Empower Newsletter – June 2020
Welcome to the June 2020 edition of the Empower Newsletter. As we move slowly back to our ‘normal’ lives, I wanted to focus on how making a conscious decision about what you want to be ‘your normal’ can change your very existence. |
Did you know? |
‘you can decide your own ‘normal’’
Now that the Covid-19 restrictions have started to ease a little our lives are beginning to go back to what we used to call ‘normal’. But what if instead of unconsciously going back to ‘your old normal’, I wonder what your future will be like if you consciously decided how you wanted ‘your new normal’ life to be.
What would ‘your new normal’ look like?
What I mean is, what sort of things haven’t you been doing since the epidemic started that you haven’t missed? Or what have you missed that you will do more of when the restrictions are fully lifted?
You may have a new perspective on somethings and have decided that what you didn’t think were important in the past are now mega important to you now.
No doubt during this time you were exposed to a different way of being in some form or another. It may have opened up new ways of existing that have become something you want more of moving forward. On the other side of the coin, you may have realised that you had been taking for granted ‘your old normal’ and want some parts of it back.
Do you ever remember deciding what was really important to you? For example, did you ever sit down and decide what was really important to you and how you would implement them into your life or did you just let life happen around you.
For example, what sort of friends you want in your life, their qualities and values. What about how much time you will spend on your own, with family, doing what you love and working.
You may decide that you want to make sure you see your family more and work less. Whatever you decide you want, it will be fulfilling and rewarding because it will be a conscious decision based on what you want.
Once you have decided what ‘your new normal’ will look like, it’s time to work out how you will make it happen to stop yourself falling back into ‘your old normal’.
For example, what plans will you put in place to make sure they happen and keep happening? If you want to see your family more, you may organise a weekly or monthly set time that you see them or if they are not local to you, you may organise some holidays at the same time each year.
It doesn’t matter what you decide, the most import thing is that you consciously make the decision about how you want your life to be moving forward.
Definition |
Normal
- Conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern.
- According with, constituting, or not deviating from a norm, rule, or principle.
Something to Ponder |
The matter of what is “normal” in the sense that so many people use the word must not be a mere statistical nicety.
It can’t be and must not be “normal” to be a Christian just because 95% of your community is Christian. It can’t be and must not be “normal” to be attracted to someone of the opposite sex just because 90% of the general population is heterosexual. It can’t be and must not be “normal” to own slaves just because all the landowners in your state own slaves.
~ psychologytoday.com.au ~
Quotes of the Month |
“Trust your instincts, and make judgements on what your heart tells you. The heart will not betray you.”
~ David Gemmell, Fall of Kings ~
“It’s not about making the right choice. It’s about making a choice and making it right.”
~ J.R. Rim, Better to be able to love than to be loveable ~
Affirmation Corner |
‘My ‘new normal’ serves me in every aspect of my life.’
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May 31, 2020 11:38 am
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