Do you have trouble with transitions? Are you the type of person who feels most comfortable when a job or project is finally complete? Or do you love new beginnings and thrive on change?

If any of the above are true for you, you are not alone! Most people have a hard time with the uncomfortable middle place. It can be a space of learning and growth but often is described as "boring" or even "stuck."

This week, I am turning to the simple wisdom of A.A. Milne, the author of the Winnie-the-Pooh series and other books and poems for children.



"Halfway down"

Halfway down the stairs
Is a stair where I sit:
There isn't any other stair quite like it.
I'm not at the bottom,
I'm not at the top:
So this is the stair where I always stop.

Halfway up the stairs
Isn't up, and isn't down.
It isn't in the nursery, it isn't the town:
And all sorts of funny thoughts
Run around my head:
"It isn't really anywhere! It's somewhere else instead!"

- A.A. Milne

Often we become so attached to the outcome or completion of a project or experience that we forget to just enjoy the "here and now." Today, reflect on the halfway places in your life. How can you be more comfortable right where you are instead of striving to be somewhere else?