Times are tough. That feeling of being caught between a rock and a hard place intensifies, as Mars now inflames the Capricorn planets with its retrograde transit. (see Reality Bites!) Many are struggling. And I’m really interested in what support we might bring to our struggles. Creative responses shaped specially for the challenges of this year were explored in Medicines for 2020. Here I offer one more. Making sense of change as an opportunity to grow.   Making sense of change, as transformation For me, hidden within any trial that I experience lies the potential of some personal transformation. Buried, like hidden treasure. And I may need to do a lot of digging to bring it to light. I begin by asking questions. How is this change, by pressing my buttons, pushing me to grow? What is the quality, characteristic, or strength I now need to lean into? In my discomfort, how am I moving beyond an old edge, an old pattern, an old idea of who I am? The discovery of  deeper meaning in answers to these questions can bring solace to my difficulty. Which does not make any struggle easy or painless, let alone those involving a serious … Continue reading the Treasure in Transformation