The raw in-between

I'm in a moment when after a few weeks all these things happen.

My part of the work here ends.

We pack all our family's bags, 8 luggage + 4 carry-ons.

We'll move our family from now warming and hot Uruguay in the South American continent to Finland, the Winter land of Europe 😄.

I start in a new role.

We set up a new home.

I am making a plan of what it will look like.

Only furniture we own at the moment is a single old chair I got from my grandma's wardrobe.

Kids change schools and the main language of studies, while also starting to travel on their own to school after four and half years of me driving them there.

We have our long to-do-list with my husband, each doing bits and pieces here and there to get it all done.

In the meantime, a season is coming to an end and it's emotional.

If you ever feel like the in-between time is hard, the following thoughts are for you.

The way you funnel your energy in the in-between, has a profound impact.

The way you frame the change can paint it with deep pain or give deep meaning to even the most horrifying changes.

The in-between is exhausting.

Let's not pretend it is not.

It drains you both physically and emotionally.

Yet when you hold yourself with grace, it can look like this.

You are okay with the many sloppy things you now do, laugh at your own headless actions and remember to enjoy every moment.

It is gold.

Now is a time when you can see what is really important.

If you choose to.

Big things are coming to an end and the small beginnings are at hand.

You starting over can be a beautiful or devastating thought.

What if this time is like a beautiful white table in front of you where you can lay a new sheet of paper to design something you haven't yet experienced.

What if it's a season where you get to discover something new about yourself you didn't think was in you.

Do this one thing.

Guard your energy.

And with this I don't mean that you lie in bed or sofa every day until the in-between is over.

If you're capable of doing things, it helps you to be in action than to lie down stressing about what you haven't done.

Choose the main things to pour into and then say firm NO to the other beautiful, good and tempting things offered your way.

And give yourself a ton of credit for all that you do in the in-between.

This is a one of a kind time to learn the real priority of things.

Use it well and cherish every moment.

Hugs,

Pia