6 Reliable Signs That It’s Time for Change!

It’s time to flourish! To a certain extent, we humans enjoy the routine of everyday life very much. It is like a protective cocoon that wraps us up, keeps us warm and protects us from unwelcome disturbances from outside. However, we cannot remain in this cozy nest forever. If there's one thing life certainly isn't, it's stagnation. We are all subject to change; even our bodies renew themselves on average every seven years at the cellular level.

Why we humans find change so difficult at first, but in retrospect usually perceive it as a great gift, probably lies in our pronounced need for security. After all, every change of perspective involves an appreciable degree of risk. Nevertheless, at more or less regular intervals we should break new ground and experience new adventures. In this article we show you six reliable indications that the signs in your life are clearly pointing to change.

1. Where has the meaning gone?

The question of meaning drives us humans almost our entire lives. Those who are also spiritually inclined will have to deal with the question of the purpose of their own existence in this world on several levels. When we suddenly feel a void in our daily lives, the spark that has driven us until now has been extinguished. It feels as if someone inside us has turned off the light. This is a feeling you should definitely investigate. It can be the precursor to burnout or depression.

For you, the loss mainly means that some aspect of your life has gone dead. If it's just the job, we don’t necessarily have to pay much attention to this emotional idling. No one is highly motivated all the time. But still, every day is a lost one if we can't make sense of it and our actions. At some point, even the best pay and a flawless image can no longer console us for the fact that it basically makes no difference whether we show up at our workplace or not.

But the question of meaning can naturally extend to the private sphere as well. Relationships that are on the brink of breaking up often feel tough as old gum and endlessly tedious. Here, we are likely to delay a long overdue decision even longer, as there are usually many factors involved and we don't want to give up hope so quickly – after all, maybe it’s just a dry spell. Basically, if something seems pointless to you, it's a waste of time. Life is too short for vegetating without a goal and without a valid reason.

2. Envy, resentment and jealousy.

If you notice emotions in yourself that are completely out of character for you, this is also a warning sign that you should listen to. If the success of others makes you green with envy in your mind, if you would like to scream at couples in love and if you can no longer grant any joy to anyone, you are deeply unhappy.

Such negative feelings always dominate us when we ourselves are completely emotionally out of kilter and no longer know what to do with our frustration. You can only be happy with other people if you have enough happiness in your own life. If you are sorely lacking this, it is high time for a change of direction.

3. You live only for Friday.

A sure sign that you urgently need to change something in your life is the Friday longing. The week has seven wonderful days. Nevertheless, sooner or later we reach a point in our lives where Friday acts on us like a lighthouse in the dark night. We focus all our thinking only on it. Anyone who has to endure an orderly five-day week knows this feeling all too well.

It starts right on Monday morning, when the alarm clock rings and the first longing thoughts of the upcoming weekend come upon us. It's as if we simply let the days until then pass over us in a trance or in a waking coma, hoping that the week will pass painlessly and quickly. That's not a permanent state and certainly shouldn't be our life.

4. Passion is old news.

Whether it's professional or personal, if we're no longer passionate and fully committed to what we're doing, we should honestly rethink it. Of course, there are fluctuations in every relationship and in every job. No one's heart is in it 100 percent, all the time.

But when this lack of drive becomes routine and you can only drag yourself through your days as though on the floor of the ocean, it's high time to draw the consequences. The feeling of being on fire for something is priceless and probably the best motivation in the world. Once it's history, it's time to turn over a new leaf.

5. You no longer feel a connection.

This emotional low can also hit us in both professional and personal contexts. We may be functioning, but we no longer feel any real connection to the people around us. Where once there were conversations full of wit and commitment, now there is only clarification of facts, exchange of information, organization of everyday life, and survival on the hamster wheel.

All your fellow human beings appear to you like strangers or fleeting acquaintances whom you may feel you know from a previous life. Of course, we can't choose all the people we have to deal with. But when we no longer feel a connection to our surroundings, action is the order of the day.

6. A stage of your life is coming to an end.

An end is always good for a beginning. This can apply to partnerships, professional commitments or relationships with people that have reached a natural expiration date. Instead of mentally facing a pile of rubble and mourning the past, we should recognize the potential in closure. Basically, nothing better can happen to us than to have such opportunities served up to us on a silver platter. An ending that we did not bring about ourselves is virtually a gift box full of unimagined possibilities.

Many engagements burden us more than they benefit us. However, this realization needs distance and we only get that through a separation. When people leave our lives, new ones arrive. Professionally, such changes often involve a complete reshuffling of the cards. But also privately, the end of a relationship, friendship or acquaintance primarily means space and time for something new.

Today’s Conclusion:

Life is too short for "someday". To waste our beautiful time on this earth in lethargy and complete passivity would truly be a shame. Life can be over any day, any hour. We should not have to regret most of it. Many decisions are taken from us anyway. But sometimes we have to take the reins into our own hands and make a conscious course correction. When your life no longer brings you joy, it's time for change. We need to take advantage of this opportunity. We may not get too many.