Transformation is not always a comfortable experience.

It can bring sadness.

It can mean saying goodbye to what once felt familiar.

It can reveal patterns you would rather not have seen.

You get to know yourself.

Not only at your best, but also when you feel alone, low, or have no idea where life is taking you.

There will come a day when you stand in front of the mirror.

Look. Look closer.

Keep looking.

Look closely at the person standing before you.

Because one day you find yourself thinking:

…wow…

 

Because you realise that this is what you have been moving towards all along.

That what you held on to for so long had begun to shape your life.

That nothing was moving anymore.

And that letting go and embracing change did not ultimately mean losing something, but rediscovering yourself, and all that may still be possible.

 

So stay with this moment a little longer.

Be proud of yourself. And grateful for the people you met along the way.

For the gentle nudges you received.

The reassurance that came at just the right moment.

The trust others placed in you, helping you find your way back to trusting yourself.

Congratulations.

Now go and embrace life.

Take the risk…