This is the affirmation I’ve been sitting with this week: I am ready to welcome one of the biggest breakthroughs of my life. A breakthrough doesn’t always mean a big external event. Often, it’s an inner shift. It could mean stopping the resistance to what is.  It could be when you stop telling yourself you should be further along.  It could be when you meet yourself with kindness instead of pressure. When you say you’re ready to welcome a breakthrough, you’re choosing trust.

If you’ve recently been laid off, let me say this first: it really, really sucks. I’ve been laid off before. I remember the mix of thoughts that hit me:   Was I not good enough?   Did I miss something?   Is this a sign it’s time to move on, or just awful timing? There’s shock. Relief. Fear. Anger. A weird calm. Sometimes all in the same hour. And then the bigger questions show up, usually at 2 a.m.   What about money?   Will I find something else?   Is the job market terrible