Observations and Inferences
A newsletter about business, art, science and magic.
Written by strategist Lexi Merritt and sent from the Pretty Decent Internet Café.
Coping With Change — How To Be In-Between
Surprise: I'm leaving New York! I'm in the process of packing up my whole life (again) and moving down to the Washington, DC area. This transition has me thinking a lot about coping with change, or the idea of being in-between.
We've been talking a lot about this at Pretty Decent this month, mainly because it's a question so many people struggle with. When we're in-between, in the messy middle, it can get real anxious real fast.
After all, if you're always waiting for the next thing to happen, you inevitably start sweating a little wondering when it'll arrive (or how it'll feel when it finally does).
When it comes to coping with change, or being comfortable in-between, to me it becomes a question about tension.
What do we do with the tension that comes up when we're in-between big life changes?
The feeling I've had for the past few weeks is almost like the moment right before a big sneeze. My body feels taught, rigid — like it's waiting for something that hasn't happened yet, but ...
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Lexi Merritt
Strategist & Founder, Pretty Decent Internet Café
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