Trust The In-Between

Yesterday, we grounded ourselves in the steady presence of the moment. Today, we build on that foundation by gently exploring what this transition is teaching us about who we are becoming. Instead of rushing toward certainty, we’re creating space to sit with the in-between, find quiet meaning, and trust that even this undefined stretch holds purpose and growth.

Today’s Quick Overview:

🌟 Self-Worth Spotlight: Reclaiming your value in the in-between…
🗣️ What Your Emotions Are Saying: The quiet disorientation of transition…
📰 Mental Health News: Digital wellbeing; taste perception…
🙏 Daily Practice: Honor uncertainty without rushing past it…

Let's check in with what inner season you're in right now:

Which season is your soul wearing today? Bright spring growth? Solid summer abundance? Autumn's releasing? Or winter's restorative pause? Spring asks for patience with new growth, summer celebrates your capacity, autumn makes room for what's next, and winter protects your reserves.

Transition periods strip away what we've used to define ourselves. Which loss feels most destabilizing?

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This Week's Challenge: The "Between Chapters" Practice

What it is: Pay attention to how quickly you write yourself off during transition periods, like when you're switching jobs, ending a relationship, or moving between life chapters. This week, work on accepting that your value sticks around through all of it. You matter just as much in the uncertain middle as you do at the clear beginning or satisfying end.

Example scenarios:

Why it works: Life changes tend to take away the external stuff we lean on for proof, like our job titles and relationship status. But your value isn't tied to those things existing or not existing. We celebrate arrivals and completions, but most of life unfolds in the space between them. Your worth lives in every part of your story, including the chapters where you're not sure what happens next.

Try this: This week, if you notice yourself feeling less worthy because you're in transition, pause and acknowledge: "I'm in the middle of real change. This counts as a legitimate place to be." Then identify one small thing this phase is teaching you that you couldn't learn anywhere else.

Reframe this week: Instead of "I'll matter again once this transition ends," think, "I matter now, right here in the middle of figuring things out."

The Strange Emptiness Between What Was and What's Next

One chapter of your life just ended. You left a job that you held for years, or a relationship just ended, but the next one hasn't started yet. You're standing in this in-between space where the old answers don't fit anymore, but you’re still left looking for new ones without a clue about what comes next. People keep asking what you're going to do now, and you have no idea. Some days you feel open to possibility; other days you just feel untethered and lost.

Ask yourself: What am I learning about myself in this unstructured space?

The Deeper Question: "Do I exist when I'm not defined by what I'm doing or becoming?"

Why This Matters: Despite the urge to do so, the emptiness between chapters isn’t something that needs to be fixed right away. This discomfort is crucial information about how much of your identity used to be wrapped up in external structure. When your previous identities fall away (your job, your partner, the goal you were working towards), it’s normal to panic and scramble to fill in those gaps with something new.

However, when you stop to take a breather, you may realize that this gap is also an invitation to find out what remains when there is nothing else defining you. Not only that, but this could also hint at how we rarely allow ourselves unscheduled, undefined time. Our culture treats transitions as problems to solve rather than as necessary breaks.

What to Try: When the emptiness feels overwhelming, stop asking "what should I do next?" Ask instead: "What's one small thing that feels true right now?"

Not a five-year plan. Not your purpose. Nothing big, grand, or life-defining. Just focus on something honest for now. Maybe you need more sleep, or time outside, or conversations with specific people. Let the next chapter build from what's actually present, not from who you think you should become. Stop thinking of the gap as wasted time.

I can find meaning in the space between knowing and not knowing. Clarity isn't the only valuable state; uncertainty holds its own kind of richness.

Think of one unexpected discovery or surprise that emerged from a period of not knowing what would happen next. That ambiguity created space for something you couldn't have planned.

It's okay to not have everything figured out right now. Living in the in-between doesn't mean you're lost; sometimes it means you're exactly where transformation happens.

Notice one area of your life that feels unclear or undefined. Instead of rushing to resolve it, sit with it for two minutes. Ask: "What might this ambiguity be teaching me? What's valuable about not knowing yet?" Just listen.

When Family Expects Constant Availability During Holiday Visits, and You Need Alone Time

The Scenario: Your family is visiting, or you're staying with them for the holidays, and they expect you to be "on" from morning until night. Every moment is filled with activities, conversations, meals, and togetherness. When you try to take time for yourself, maybe to go for a walk or read in another room, they take it personally or make comments like "why are you hiding?" or "we barely get to see you." You love your family, but you need regular alone time to recharge, and the constant togetherness is draining you.

Try saying this: "I'm really enjoying our time together, and I need some alone time to recharge. I'm going to take an hour to myself, and then I'll be back and more present with everyone."

Why It Works: You're making it clear you value the family time, being direct about needing space without apologizing, showing this is temporary, and explaining that alone time makes you better company.

Pro Tip: If they respond with "but we're only here for a few days" or act hurt, you can say: "I know, and taking this time helps me enjoy our time together more. I'll be back soon." Don't let guilt override your need to recharge. Even during special visits, you're allowed to take care of yourself.

Evening Reset: Notice, Write, Settle

Picture fog rolling over a landscape at dawn. You can't see the full view, just shapes emerging and receding, outlines that suggest something without revealing everything. There's beauty in that softness, that mystery. Not everything needs sharp edges and clear definitions to be valuable. Tonight, you can hold your own unclear spaces with that same appreciation for what's emerging but not yet fully formed.

Spend three minutes writing: What am I trying to force into clarity before it's ready, and what might become possible if I let some things remain beautifully undefined for now?

Close your notebook and ask yourself: Where did I demand certainty today when ambiguity might have been wiser? What's one area where I can practice being comfortable with not knowing? How can I trust the in-between space tomorrow instead of fighting it?

"There is something special about the beauty in the unclear, the ambiguity, the in-between that you can't totally recognise." — Alessandro Michele

Not everything needs to be defined to be meaningful; some of the best things live in the space between.

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