How to navigate uncertain times with clarity and confidence

I was talking to a friend over the weekend and she was sharing that she can’t even see beyond January. She used to be a planner, and have clear goals, but the energy has shifted and she can no longer see into the future because everything she goes for either falls through or doesn’t turn out the way she hoped. I can relate, my life has pivoted in unimaginable ways over the past few months, and when she asked me what’s next for me, I paused, and said, I have to be present. I can’t plan far out either right now.

Which is the collective energy on the planet right now. It’s as if we are in a fog, trying to move forward but can only take one step at a time. This can be unnerving for those of us who are used to planning, and if you are afraid of the unknown it can be even more challenging. But for me, this time is exciting, it presents the opportunity for us to be more present and appreciate what is. We also have an opportunity too lean into faith and trust ourselves and the Universe more than ever. If you are having a difficult time navigating this new energy, you may turn too over thinking.

So many of us are overthinkers, especially when things are uncertain—and since we don’t have control over anything outside of us, we tend to worry our days away trying to maintain control of our inner world.

To stop the worry, I started to turn to my daily routine. Practicing mindfulness and compassion was key to transforming any fear into faith.

We may feel hopeless and powerless against the negative forces in the world, but we have more power than we’ve been taught to believe. As author Wayne Dyer once said, “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”

Rather than worrying, maybe the easiest path forward is to shift our perspective from worry to wonder—and today I share tips with MindBodyGreen on how to do that.

If you want to stop the mental chatter and start making the most of this new energy Read: Are You An Overthinker? 4 Tangible Tips To Stop, From A Mindset Coach

These tips are adapted and excerpted from my book Return to You: 11 Spiritual Lessons for Unshakable Inner Peace