Wow! In these past three decades, I’ve continued to shed and grow. Talk about shedding my old shell to grow a new one. I had no idea what an amazing journey I would have when I left the security of a job with medical benefits and a steady paycheck. The lobster must endure two days of risk to grow a new shell and become mature. Other sea creatures may eat the naked lobster, or waves may slam it against a rock and damage it. This isn’t long, but they are left naked and vulnerable during that time. To mature, the lobsters must shed their old shells and grow new ones, which takes about two days. They have lived in a shell that protects them but inhibits their growth. When lobsters grow to be about one pound, they instinctively know they are facing a crisis. Especially if you’re thinking about change as you enter this new year, I hope you find encouragement in this story. I’m reminded of a story one of my clients shared about taking risks. Getting unstuck when the next step isn’t clear I’ve been actively experimenting with that question to help me when I encounter resistance to: The question, “What would it take?” acts as my resistance melter. However, I chose my theme for the year: “What would it take?” In Zoe Chance’s Influence is Your Superpower, she writes about how this is the magic question that cuts excuses and respectfully opens the door for “surprising answers that you would never have expected.” I’m still in the vision board-creating process and will share more about it in the coming weeks. We notice when it appears and talk about what it indicates and how to work with it. They might wish to clear living and working spaces, but they continue purchasing more to fill those areas.Īcknowledging resistance is part of the work we do together. My clients might want to live with less clutter, yet they resist letting go. That disconnect can show up as resistance. There can be a disconnect between the work and habit changes needed to achieve desired goals. I personally experience and also frequently observe resistance with my virtual organizing clients. Recently, she mentioned writer Steven Pressfield’s characterization of resistance as “the artful insidious feeling that holds us back from doing the things that are meaningful to us.” What a powerful force when resistance prevents us from doing what we truly desire. One of the weekly emails I enjoy receiving is from my business and website consultant, Tanya Moushi. Instead of embracing the unknown, you retreated. However, it can also prevent you from growing, learning, and embracing something extraordinary, like the fresh start a new month or year brings.ĭo you remember when you pulled back instead of leaning into an idea, opportunity, or suggestion? Maybe you encountered an external or internal “should” statement that elicited the response, “No way am I going to do that!” Or, perhaps fear showed up when a significant opportunity presented itself. Resistance can be an indicator or an internal alert system to stop you from doing something harmful. The long answer: I write my books as if they are taking place in the present at the time that I am writing them.Resistance is something we’ve all experienced at one time or another. WHAT YEARS DO YOUR BOOKS TAKE PLACE IN? The short answer: They don’t take place in any specific year. Hopefully it’s fairly obvious that the best way to read Heartstopper is in the order of volumes (so Volume One first, then Volume Two, then Volume Three, etc…) Chronologically, Heartstopper starts a year before Solitaire starts. You do not need to read them both, but if you’d like to read them both, it doesn’t matter which one you read first. The Heartstopper series and Solitaire feature some of the same characters, and operate within the same universe/timeline, but they are very different stories – Heartstopper is a happy, romantic, uplifting graphic novel series that focuses on Nick and Charlie, while Solitaire is a dark story about mental illness narrated by Charlie’s sister, Tori, and was written long before Heartstopper. This Winter and Nick and Charlie are spin-off novellas from Solitaire and Heartstopper, but can still be read and enjoyed even if you haven’t read those books. Start with the one that interests you the most from the blurb! Solitaire, Radio Silence, I Was Born for This, and Loveless are all standalone novels about different characters.
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