Embracing Change

Change can be scary. It is different. Unknown. Uncomfortable. Those are some BIG words to block our thoughts about change. Even when it’s actually uncomfortable, we don’t want to get out of our personal comfort zone. How ever bad a situation is, it is at least known and that makes it comfortable.

This is a rough time for many people. Simply surviving is sometimes all one can manage to think about. Some have lost much, if not all, and the last thing they want is to risk are the remnants they have managed to hold on to.  For most it’s not that drastic, but still troubling. Rather than recognize the need for change, they deny it with all their being. They won’t accept change until it’s forced on them. Change in direction, change of habits, and change of attitude are all easier if you willingly embrace them rather than wait until circumstances force change.

Not just any change, but the right change. That’s a lot harder to do. That’s also a strong reason to willingly embrace change instead of being forced into it. Make a conscious decision and you own it, and can control it somewhat. If the change is forced, you are more likely to allow yourself to be herded into the wrong decision. I’ve been through both kinds of change and the results were a lot better when I sought the change instead of being forced into it.  Planning helps. As does staying open to opportunities that may arise.

Is your life, or even one aspect of it, stuck in a pattern of dissatisfaction? I often think of the words of Einstien, “The definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over, but expecting different results.”  The thing is, if you want to change some things – you have to change some things.

What do you have to change? I have no clue – but you do.