Rituals, Reflection, and Reclamation: Leading Yourself Through Any Life Change

Becoming | Post 6: Bridging Transitions with Self-Leadership

Some transitions are loud—marked with ceremonies, milestones, or headlines.
Others are quiet—unseen by the world, but deeply felt in the soul.

Some are chosen.
Some are handed to us.
All of them ask the same question:

Who will I become on the other side of this?

This is where self-leadership matters most.
Not just when we’ve arrived, but when we’re in the middle.
When we’re no longer who we were… but not quite who we’ll be.

The Power of the In-Between

Transitions can feel disorienting.
We’re shedding one identity and not yet rooted in the next.
The routines are gone. The familiar is fading. The new feels uncertain.

And yet, the in-between isn’t wasted space.
It’s where transformation happens.

Like a seed in the dark soil.
Like a butterfly in the cocoon.
Like a soul reorienting itself to something deeper, truer, more aligned.

Self-leadership in this space isn’t about fixing or rushing forward.
It’s about slowing down, tuning in, and choosing your next step with intention.

Bridging the Gap with Rituals, Reflection, and Reclamation

Here are three powerful practices for navigating any life change with grounded self-leadership:

1. Rituals: Create Anchors in the Unknown

Rituals bring rhythm when structure disappears.
They don’t have to be fancy—just consistent.

• A daily walk to process change

• Lighting a candle while journaling your transition

• Saying a simple phrase each morning: “I am becoming.”

Rituals tell your nervous system: You’re safe here. Keep going.

2. Reflection: Make Meaning of the Journey

Transitions invite us to listen more closely to our own wisdom.

Ask yourself:

• What am I releasing?

• What am I learning?

• What am I craving in this next chapter?

Even 5 quiet minutes a day to reflect can build clarity in the fog.

3. Reclamation: Take Back What Was Never Lost

So often, transitions feel like loss. But they can also be reclamation.

• Reclaim your voice

• Reclaim your worth

• Reclaim a dream that’s been waiting in the wings

You don’t need to become someone new—you need to remember who you’ve always been.

The Transition Is the Becoming

You are not behind.
You are not broken.
You are not late.

You are in motion.

And the most important thing you can do in any season of change is to stay connected to the truest part of yourself—your Soul Force.

Because even when the path is unclear, your inner wisdom still knows the way.
And when you lead yourself with courage, presence, and trust through the transition...

You don’t just get through it.
You emerge from it transformed.