How do you move forward when everything stops…

When the world around you collapses, do you work to rebuild it how it was? Do you spend your time sorting through the rubble to determine what is actually useful and worthwhile? Do you simple stand and stare at the ruins wondering who is going to fix it? Do you look around and see who else is standing next to you, in the same situation or willing to help?


These may be metaphors for some, they may be actual events which people have gone through.

 

No matter which each must be tackled 1 brick at a time, whether on your own or with others the key is to start doing something. Start designing the future you want to see, start looking at opportunities and materials which are around you, start moving items into some assemblance of order.

Do not forget the past – remember how you came to be in this situation and what signs to look out for before it occurs again. Look back at what worked and did not, make use of your skill previously learnt.  

For most it will be hard to focus on rebuilding or looking at how they want the future to look. They will only see the rubble in front of them. A grieving process of what has been lost must take place. This can take a while especially when there is nothing to look forward to or no way of visualising a better future. Unfortunately the longer you spend in this state the hard it is to pick yourself up and start again.

Change as they say is inevitable however unplanned or unexpected change is hardly ever welcomed with open arms. If you have no warning or no control of the changes which are occurring, grieve can easily turn to anger, rejection or isolation.

Once you start building your future, giving yourself purpose and direction towards an improved future the feeling of uncertainty begins to diminish. Keeping busy and building piece by piece a way forward has its rewards and sense of self satisfaction. The more progress which is made the days seem brighter and the vision becomes reality, you are able to reap the benefits of your hard work.