MOVING INTO THE ADVENTURE CALLED YOUR LIFE BY: TANYA MOULAND Here you are, in your mid-20’s. You’ve completed university or college and you may have found yourself living back at home. You yearn for your independence. You long for your life to get ‘started.’ Where is your life journey taking you? Are you moving into the life you want to create for yourself or the one you are ‘supposed to’ create? Are you stuck, unable to move or are you journeying confidently? I was asked if brain-body connections had anything to do with what prevents some young adults from moving into the life they want, or even to begin planning for it. The answer is: Yes! Young adults today are living in such a different world than 10, 20 years ago. Okay, even 2 years ago! External situations are unpredictable and many times beyond our control. Yet, the internal requirements remain the same for moving into your life journey. The brain-body system connections don’t magically appear at this time in your life to allow you the ability to set goals and get into action. We begin building these internal resources during our first years of life.
Setting goals and getting into action: Watch a baby when she sees her favourite toy (goal) and works out how to get to it, reach for it and bring it in to herself. There’s no over-thinking. There is doing. The body figures out what to do and there is movement to reach the goal. Moving out into the world: Little ones figure out how to get themselves standing. They pull themselves upright, find their balance and begin the slow, uncoordinated process of moving forward on two feet. Babies fall down. They pause and stand up again. Eventually with practice, more and more steps are taken confidently. The ability to move more independently on their own journey of exploring their little world grows daily. In your 20’s, you are doing the same, although mostly metaphorically! You have goals in mind. You begin mapping out your journey. You visualize your journey. You write down your goals. Then you have
