Some call it the Great Exit, the Big Resign. Employers throughout the nation are struggling to fill positions to meet the demand of the customers and business operations.
Of course, the complexities that this pandemic has caused have a lot to do with the current crisis in filling and maintaining staffing levels. Parents are exhausted with the unpredictability of childcare and safety concerns for themselves and family.
For many, it may be the workload is more than one can handle, given the burdens of life. Some have expressed boredom or burnout. And, based on the floods of emails and calls that I have received, it seems many people are reassessing their priorities.
A recent news article described a mom of a 9-year-old child who claimed that in all the years her child was in school, she never had the luxury of picking her up after school. The sadness she felt about that reality was palpable.
As a result of the pandemic, she began working from home. It allowed her to experience that regularly, and much to her surprise, that simple practice of connecting with her child while in transition from school-home helped them connect differently on a deeper level.
While they chatted about what the day was like, her experiences, and any challenges she was struggling with, it occurred to this woman that their regular routine did not lend itself to connecting. With the chaos of getting home from work, transitioning from after-school childcare, feeding the family, and getting homework done before bedtime, there were always tasks to get done to prepare for the next day.
We can be so task-oriented that we forget to establish intimate connections with others and SELF.
Perhaps one of the greatest gifts of this pandemic is that we were all forced to stop and listen, be, and experience in ways we haven't, while there wasn't any other choice.
So now what?
Are you struggling with going back to the way it used to be? Are you feeling out of alignment with how you live your life compared to what your intuition desires? Do you long to change an aspect of your life but struggle with what and how?
Sometimes it is helpful to know what we don't want in order to know what we do want.
May I suggest that taking an honest look at your life (your whole life) is a perfect place to begin? And I would like to help you with that process.
Beginning the first week of January, I am offering a free journey into your sacred life to help you take an inventory. For eight weeks, I will offer a brief weekly assessment of each important area of your life to help you discover the clarity, peace, and direction you are longing to experience.
All you must do is print out the Life Balance Wheel handout here and commit to reading or listening to a brief podcast each week. In them, I will ask you the necessary thought-provoking questions designed to help you assess your truth. What I promise is, after the eight weeks, you will have a clearer perspective of your life and a path to begin change and transformation.
I hope you take advantage of this opportunity, and feel free to invite a friend or two to join you on this journey.