There’s a particular kind of flutter that shows up, right in the pit of our stomach.It comes when we’re waiting for something… It’s that unmistakable sense that our insides have turned into a tiny circus, butterflies doing back flips, clowns juggling thoughts that we never signed up for. We call it “butterflies.” But what the heck actually is ‘butterflies’?

When I wrote Another Door Opens, one of the core steps I wanted to explore was “Try.” Not “Achieve,” not “Succeed,” but try. Because so often we dont allow ourselves to even try, and when we do we berate ourselves for the none achievements. But there’s a quiet joy in putting one foot forward, in testing an idea, in giving something a go, even when we don’t know what will come of it.

Children are trying to navigate change everyday. Friendship groups, family changes, new lessons, new school, new teachers, new body, new thoughts, new latest thing they all need! Using these steps might help to talk about it without the icky parent child conversation we sometimes end up having.

The next time disappointment shows up, whether it’s yours or someone else’s, don’t push it away. Make space for it. Honour it. That space is often all that’s needed for healing to begin that will mean you can reenergise and move forwards again eventually.

Navigating change isn’t about controlling it, it’s about collaborating with it. By pausing, allowing emotions, playing, trying, and intentionally restarting, we create a relationship with change that is less about survival and more about evolution.

“Who do I want to be right now?”

It’s a question we often overlook, especially when life is unraveling, or ironically, when everything seems perfect. Yet it might be the most important question we can ask ourselves. Not tomorrow. Not someday. Right now.

When we react with our perspective or even quiet judgment, we’re not just shutting down empathy for others, we’re limiting it for ourselves.

Whether it is a sign, a shift in energy, a moment that just makes you laugh and roll your eyes – it doesn’t really matter. It’s about keeping yourself open to possibility.

“People often fail to act on their good intentions because they do not specify when, where, and how they will act. ‘Implementation intentions’ help to automate goal-directed behaviour by linking situational cues to responses.” Dr Peter Gollwitzer

“The idea that winners never quit is both overly simplistic and completely false. Most successful people have ‘quit’ several times.” - Paul Jarvis, Company of One

Diffusion of Innovation Theory was developed in 1962 and explains how new ideas, products, or technologies spread through society.

As we reach the moment where we have to decide whether to buy a new bottle of shower gel or will hand wash just do, it’s a moment of reflection… 18 months ago I came here with some ideas, hopes & dreams. When one door closes… you have to say goodbye, and celebrate the door that is closing. You can’t stay mournful for too long. Onwards we must go. To the next venture. The next adventure play park. The next co-working space. The next Regimental Mess.