Wait a Minute - Don't Embrace Change



You've heard the phrase embrace change. Well, I don't know about you, but for me embracing change is definitely out of the question!



The world is full of advice on embracing change, yet I've never heard anyone say they embrace losing their skin elasticity due to aging, or embrace going gray or even embrace losing their hair. And most certainly I've never heard anyone say they embrace change when they lose their job or lose a loved one. For me the real key has been not to embrace change but rather to work with that change.



So how in the world do you go about doing that? Like this:



1. Accept the fact that what is, just is. If you've lost your job use your skills to get another one. You are far more knowledgeable and skilled now than when you first started the job you just lost. Change says ~ That milestone has served its purpose, it's time to move on to the next one as there are several yet to go.



2. Realize that life must have its ups and downs. It's a law of nature that to every up there must be a down, to every hot there must be a cold, to every joy there must be a sorrow. And of course, what goes up must come down. Better yet, Nature shows us this fact with the displaying of summer versus winter. Change happens without our permission.



3. Apply your years of acquired wisdom. With every experience forward you have knowledge from the past. Acquired wisdom comes with age and experience. What you knew yesterday, last week or even last year is not the same as what you know today. Apply that wisdom to that change and become a better person inside.



4. Appreciate what you have now. Look at the many positive things in your life that you have right now, because there are others in worse conditions than you. And that is a guarantee. The greatest things to appreciate right now are your beating heart, your brain synapses, and the breath of life. Never take any of these for granted.



Embrace change? Not I. I'd rather work with change. I have found that life is a flow of give and take, and these four points have proven to be very realistic answers to change. Go with the flow and don't fight that change. Think about it, when you fight any life change you end up frustrated, hurt and miserable. Yes, grieve the loss of your job, your loved one, you natural hair color and/or your skin elasticity. You cannot bring back any of these back (naturally), but you can work with that change, accept life and turn the page to a new chapter.



There are new adventures to be had :)



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