So to say that things in my life right now are uncertain is quite the understatement. I’m temporarily staying with family, having sold my home, packed up my business and moved countries… with no real plan for the next step. Err, sometimes we are compelled to take these leaps into uncertainty. So what happens after we leap?

It’s been about a month since my actual move, so the dust has settled now, my body has become used to its new rhythm and winter is of course kicking in bringing shorter days and time for reflection. Up to now my experience has been a combination of stressful, thrilling, exciting and even full of relief and happiness to make it to this next stage in one piece. Lately however I have felt the beginnings of grumbling at my fate and a general feeling of “down in the dumps”. This is perfectly natural but in order to be thrive in uncertainty I realise I need to get myself together if I am to keep the momentum of my initial courageous leap going. Otherwise I risk all this negativity, that I am in danger of creating, actually blocking my creative flow and connection to great spirit… whatever you want to call it. Basically being negative is going to block the positive.

Here’s a few reminders of what to do and tips to thrive in uncertainty

1) Focus on what is working.  – So in my case this is focus on the wonderful welcome I am receiving from friends, family (and pets!), the fact that everyone and everything arrived safely and the joys I am experiencing in finding myself in the UK once again. Rather than choosing to focus on the things which aren’t going as planned.

By reminding ourselves on what is going well for us in life (and there is always something!) we keep creating and connecting to a flow of positive energy which makes us more magnetic and attractive for positive energy and experience to come our way.

2) Make Gratitude your Attitude – this is not a new idea but it helps to be reminded of the concept, especially when life is not going smoothly. So a simple bedtime ritual of mentally listing 10 things for which you can be grateful for is a great habit to get into to keep the positive flowing.

3) Acknowledge the present is the perfect path. Ok so this ones a bit more tricky because we are control freaks right? We think we know best. When our perfect plan is not working out the way that we had planned we automatically assume that life is going wrong, we panic, we struggle, we might even start drowning and going against the flow. And we are certainly spitting mad at the Universe for “messing it all up” for us.

So imagine for one moment that you can be grown up enough to surrender to this present life situation (that you might not be that happy about). All you need to do is take a deep breath, put your faith in the Universe and YOURSELF as the driver of your own destiny and accept that this present moment is perfect. How many times have you looked back on experiences that at the time were full of anger, tears, discomfort, challenge or stress, only to appreciate that these experiences shaped who you are now and who you have become. Resistance is futile…. and actually just adds to stress and negative gumpf which does not serve anyone.

4) BE BRAVE – Uncertainty is daunting, putting our trust in the Universe is an ongoing challenge and accepting the highs and lows of life with the peacefulness of a Buddhist Monk requires discipline, focus and of course COURAGE. Courage to stay true to ourselves, courage to step up when we need to take action and kick ass.

5) LAUGH at yourself and your goofy foolishness that gets you in this mess the whole time.

6) Make Plans and set goals – Get in touch with what you really want/need/desire/love and actually write down some goals to focus on and initiate change.

Well, that’s enough to get me going for now anyway! Good luck.