When the shadow moves – Navigating the Shifting Energies: Finding Stability in Turbulent Times

We’re living through a period of immense profound transformation. The energies surrounding us are shifting in ways that feel both dramatic and disorienting, and if you’ve been feeling tested lately, you’re not alone. These are challenging times that seem to demand something from us that we’re not always sure we can give.

The Confusion of Uncertain Times

One of the most difficult aspects of periods like these is the uncertainty they bring. It’s hard to know what to do. It’s hard to know how to be. We will keep changing through all of this. The ground beneath our feet feels less stable, and the compass we’ve always relied on to guide our decisions seems to spin without settling on true north.

You might find yourself asking questions you never thought you’d need to ask: How should I respond to this situation? What’s the right way forward? Who am I supposed to be right now?

These questions aren’t signs of weakness—they’re natural responses to genuine upheaval.

When the Inner World Surfaces

Perhaps one of the most surprising aspects of these testing times is how they can bring out parts of ourselves we didn’t know existed, or that we’ve kept carefully tucked away. If you’ve always been a quiet creature—someone who keeps to themselves, who processes internally, who prefers peace to confrontation—you might be shocked to find your inner world suddenly demanding to be expressed.

Emotions you’ve never felt with such intensity might be rising to the surface. Thoughts you’ve never voiced might be pressing against your lips. Reactions that feel foreign to your nature might be emerging without warning.

This isn’t a failure of character. It’s simply what happens when powerful energies move through our lives. They stir up everything—the settled and the unsettled, the known and the unknown, the comfortable and the uncomfortable.

The Anchor of Stability

So what do we do when everything feels like it’s in flux? How do we navigate when the map keeps changing?

The answer, perhaps surprisingly, is to stay stable. To find your center and hold it, even when everything around you is swirling.

Stability doesn’t mean rigidity. It doesn’t mean refusing to grow or change. It means finding that core within yourself that remains steady regardless of external circumstances. It means being the eye of the storm rather than getting caught up in the winds.

When you feel yourself being pulled in multiple directions, when the energies feel overwhelming, when you don’t know what to do—return to stability. Ground yourself. Breathe. Remember who you are at your core.

Keep It Simple

In times of complexity and confusion, simplicity becomes a radical act.

We often make things harder than they need to be, especially when we’re stressed or uncertain. We overthink. We overcomplicate. We add layers of worry and analysis that only serve to cloud our vision further.

Instead, keep it simple.

What’s the most straightforward path forward? What’s the most basic, fundamental thing you need to do right now? What would this situation look like if you stripped away all the unnecessary complexity?

Simple doesn’t mean simplistic. It means clear. It means essential. It means focusing on what truly matters and letting go of what doesn’t.

Keep Calm

Easier said than done, right? When the energies are intense and everything feels like it’s testing you, calmness can seem like an impossible goal.

But calmness isn’t about never feeling stressed or worried. It’s about not letting those feelings control you. It’s about maintaining your equilibrium even when you’re experiencing difficult emotions.

Keeping calm means:

• Taking deep breaths when you feel overwhelmed
• Pausing before reacting
• Choosing your responses rather than being driven by impulse
• Recognizing that this moment, however challenging, will pass
• Trusting that you have the inner resources to handle what comes

Calmness is a practice, not a permanent state. You’ll lose it and find it again, lose it and find it again. That’s normal. What matters is that you keep returning to it.

Do Kind Things and Be Kind

Here’s where we find perhaps the most powerful guidance for navigating these shifting energies: kindness.

When you don’t know what to do, do something kind.

When you’re not sure how to be, be kind.

Kindness is never the wrong choice. It’s never wasted. It’s never inappropriate.

Do kind things—for others, yes, but also for yourself. Small acts of kindness ripple outward in ways we can’t always see or measure. They change the energy around us. They shift the atmosphere. They create pockets of light in dark times.

Be kind in your thoughts. Be kind in your words. Be kind in your actions. Be kind in your judgments of yourself and others.

This doesn’t mean being a doormat or allowing yourself to be mistreated. Kindness includes healthy boundaries and self-respect. But it means approaching life with a fundamental orientation toward compassion rather than harshness, toward understanding rather than judgment, toward connection rather than separation.

Moving Forward

These testing times won’t last forever, though it might feel like they will. The energies will shift again, as they always do. What matters is how we move through this period—what we learn, how we grow, and who we become in the process.

Stay stable. Keep it simple. Keep calm. Do kind things and be kind.

These aren’t just platitudes or empty advice. They’re practical tools for navigating uncertainty. They’re anchors in the storm. They’re ways of being that serve us regardless of what’s happening around us.

You don’t have to have all the answers. You don’t have to know exactly what to do or how to be. You just have to keep coming back to these fundamentals, again and again, as many times as it takes.

The quiet creature you’ve always been is still there. The inner world that’s emerging doesn’t negate that—it’s simply adding new dimensions to who you are. You’re not losing yourself in these changing energies; you’re discovering more of yourself.

And through it all, remember: stability, simplicity, calmness, and kindness. These are your guideposts. These are your way through.

@Dr.YazHeadley