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You almost miss this when life changes
There was a moment this week that didn’t make sense.
I was standing in my room.
Holding a stack of school shirts.
Not one or two.
A full stack… events, teams, random Fridays I forgot about.
And I couldn’t decide what to do with them.
Keep. Toss. Donate.
That’s it.
Except my chest tightened.
Like I couldn’t quite get a full breath in.
And I remember thinking…
why does this feel hard?
It should not feel this hard.
It wasn’t about the shirts (and I knew it)
A few minutes later, it clicked.
This isn’t about clutter.
It’s about identity.
I’m retiring this year.
Stepping fully into Terrie Power Coaching (which I am so excited about).
My son is getting married in two weeks.
Jason’s role has shifted.
And then the quieter ones…
Learning how to parent adult kids.
Becoming a mother-in-law.
Starting to support my parents in new ways.
None of it is wrong.
But all of it is different.
And here’s the part I didn’t expect:
The systems that used to work for me… suddenly feel off.
My schedule.
My rhythm.
Even how I think about my day.
It’s like everything still looks the same on paper,
but it doesn’t feel the same when I try to live it.
I actually laughed a little when I realized it.
Because this is what I help my clients through all the time.
And this week… I had to slow down and apply it to my own life.
The real reason you feel “off” right now
If something feels harder than it should…
you might not be overwhelmed.
You might be operating from an old version of you.
We try to fix our time.
Our habits.
Our motivation.
But we skip the part that actually matters:
Who am I in this season now?
And until that shifts…
everything else feels slightly misaligned.
Not broken.
Just off.
Three shifts I’m making (in real time)
I’m not doing anything dramatic.
Just adjusting what actually fits.
1. I’m noticing what changed before fixing anything
Not what should work. What actually doesn’t anymore.
For me, it’s afternoons.
They used to be structured. Now they feel… open and weird.
2. I’m defining my role before I plan my time
Instead of asking “what needs to get done,”
I’m asking “what matters in this version of my life?”
It changes everything.
3. I’m allowing some things to stay unclear a little longer
I don’t love this part. But every time I rush clarity, I end up rebuilding something that doesn’t last.
So I’m sitting in it just a little longer.
The unexpected thing that helped (more than I thought)
I made three piles with the shirts:
Still feels like me - Keep
Grateful for, but complete - Trash
Ready to release - Share with someone else
That’s it.
But it helped more than I expected.
There’s something about physically processing a transition
that helps you mentally catch up to it.
I haven’t fully figured out why that works… but it does.
If your life feels slightly off, start here
Not a reset.
Not a new planner.
Just this:
Pick one part of your day
and adjust it to match your current reality.
That’s it.
Because momentum doesn’t break all at once.
And it doesn’t come back all at once either.
This is the work most people skip
If you’re in a season where things are shifting…
your role, your identity, your capacity…
and you can feel that disconnect between what used to work and what works now—
this is the exact kind of work I do with clients.
Not starting over.
Not building some perfect system.
But helping you realign your life with who you actually are right now
so you can move forward without that constant friction.
If you want help sorting that out…
I have a few Momentum Calls open.
It’s just a conversation.
We look at where you are, what’s shifted, and what needs to adjust so you can keep moving.
No pressure. No big plan.
Just clarity and your next step.
You can grab one here.
One last thought before you go
You’re not behind.
You’re just in a season your old structure wasn’t built for.
And that doesn’t mean anything is wrong.
It just means something needs to adjust.
If this hit something for you…
start small.
You’ll know where.
Terrie
