My Life as a Morphing Blob

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One of the phenomenons I have witnessed in my coaching clients lives over the past 11 years is that when they do something big and major in one part of their lives, things get disrupted, pushed out, stretched or expanded in other parts.

My friend and fellow coach, Jim Bunch, explains this concept using the idea that life is a circle and each area of our lives takes up a piece of that circle, so by doing something major in one piece (such as taking a new job, getting married or divorced or, in my case, moving across the country) that one of two things has to happen:
1) the other areas of your life have to contract to make room for the expansion happening in one area, or
2) your whole circle, and thus every area of your life, has to expand into a larger sized circle.

I am currently seeing a little of both happening right now, such that my circle--if one were to look it--resembles a strange morphing blob akin to something one might expect to see in a low budget horror movie.

While everything in my life pertaining to moving is expanding, the amount of time I am exercising has contracted, however, it seems the amount of food I'm eating has contracted also. (I just don't want to take the time out to eat or I'm so busy I just plain forget.)

On the flip side, my social calendar has been expanding as I make time to say goodbye and spend time with friends here as well as connect with friends in California. I am also working on several projects that will expand my financial area.

While I feel a little like Gumby (remember him?) I know that overall my whole circle is going to expand as a result of this move and that's pretty exciting!