I’ve been around the block once or twice, and like you, have been through some pretty compelling and sudden changes. This is how I handle them.

1. Breathe through the point of crisis. I know, it’s back to basics; but it’s what works. Whether you find yourself in a spinning car in the midst of an accident, a sudden diagnosis, a job loss, a missed appointment, or even a cloud burst and you dash for dry cover, breathe. Breathe low and deep into your body, as slowly as you can in the moment.
2. After the crisis has passed, and you’ll feel it in your body, take inventory. This is the time to count your blessings, along with the items or issues you need to understand in order to course-correct and go with the new flow. Change equals course correction. Period. During a change, no matter if it’s large or small, you always have to adjust to the new flow and manage your energy; and the energy of change inherent within the correction. Don’t resist--That can hurt!
3. Do your best to keep a child-like sense of wonder within you. You may not feel this way in every moment, but keep that child-like innocence, and not naiveté, in your heart. You cannot learn, rebalance, be present, or redirect anything clearly if you are not open and do not have at least a whisper of child-like trust. This internal innocence creates spaciousness, which is the precursor to intuitive wisdom. This, in turn, will naturally create a sense of connection and empowerment within you and link you to the core energy of your particular change. You will then organically attract the path that holds the wisdom and direction which will ease your situation.

In the process of change, these three fundamental steps will be repeated over and over again. Learn them well, and life will inherently become more effortless. You will never eliminate change from your life. Nonetheless, you will find more pearls of wisdom and peace within life’s ever-changing landscape.