Change

Featured Grownups With Content is asking members to consider a post this weekend on the theme of change. I think this is a great idea, so belatedly here is my contribution...

I wonder why change frightens people so. Afterall, everything that is continuously unfolds. Nothing remains constant. Growth. Evolution. Journey. Change. That's life!

That we fight change seems on the surface to be human nature. We are most comfortable when we are in our element, when we surround ourselves in the familiar. And so we stubbornly cling to the things in our life that have always been. At work the answer to why we do what we do is all too often little more than because its the way things have always been done. For some, the effort to fight change is so intense and persistent that they find themselves engaged in weekly visits to their psychotherapist and looking for the elusive pill that will bring happiness. But how can one find true happiness while living life contrary to nature?

Attitude and perspective are critical in keeping our emotions in check. Emotional discord or restlessness is the culprit most likely to rob us of a sense of wholeness and peace. It is important therefore to look at change maturely and with the right attitude. Change isn't the enemy. It's our friend.

Through embracing change instead of fighting it we can own the direction our life takes as it inevitably unfolds. When we face each new day anticipating our progress along the journey and greeting the changes taken place that leave us so much more than what we were the day before we will have learned to harness the power and beauty of change.

A question to ponder as you consider this post is...

Looking back, has resistence to change ever made a positive contribution to your life?

May peace be with you and yours...

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