I can hardly believe I’m writing these words, but here we are just 10 days away from sending our daughter off to college.
Ten days.
Each sunrise feels a little more precious, like I’m savoring the last spoonful of something delicious. We’re caught in this in between space where the anticipation is building and emotions are running high on both sides. There’s excitement, nerves, pride, sadness, joy, fear all braided together like the years that led to this moment.
She’s ready in all the ways that matter. And still, there are tears. From all of us because this kind of transition is big and beautiful and a little bit scary.
The hardest part, I think, is the not knowing. The “what will it be like for her?” The “will she find her people?” The “how will it feel to come home and not have her there every day?” These unknowns appear in all of our minds, but here’s what I know deep in my bones.
It’s always the anticipation that’s the hardest, the waiting and the wondering. The clinging to the familiar when we know change is coming.
But, the moment we cross that veil and step into the very thing we were fearing a whole new world opens up.
It always does.
This is true for her, and it’s true for me. The unknown is where growth lives. It’s where transformation takes root. It’s where life expands beyond what we ever thought possible. And though it’s tempting to grip tightly to what we’ve known, there is a deep kind of magic waiting on the other side of that letting go.
So this week, we’re sharing late-night talks and long hugs, lots of laughs and appreciation for each other. We’re trying to stay present, because this moment is sacred. It is the pause right before the launch into expansion.
To any of you also facing a transition, whether you’re sending a child off, starting a new chapter, or stepping into something unfamiliar, please remember don’t let fear hold you back. Go toward the unknown.
Because what’s waiting on the other side is not just new, it’s you, evolved. It’s life bigger. It’s love stretched even wider.
by Kim Goyette
This week’s 9 minute Transforming Fear to Love Meditation is all about taking control over your emotions. By acknowledging fear and where it resides in the body and mind, we can use the breath to slowly dissipate the low vibrational state of anxiety and replace it with the high vibrational state of love. Yoga with Meditation Mutha is for everyBODY. Please join me in this opportunity to bring peace into your world. Enjoy!
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