What is it about change?

“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” – Reinhold Niebuhr

What is it about change that sometimes terrifies or thrills us? Is change something we should seek out or shy from, and is it a necessary part of life?

Change can terrify us when we become over attached to the idea of our current existence. We like things the way they are, so why change them? Change can also thrill us if we’re fed up with the current state of things and long for something different, new and exciting. The truth is that change just is. What change brings to us isn’t so much a reflection of its nature, but a reflection of ours.

If you’re afraid of change it is often wise to question that fear:

• Is it possible that you’re stuck in a rut and that change may refresh you, teach you new things and open up possibilities you never expected?

In the same spirit, you could attempt to address your yearning for change:

• Why are you so uncomfortable with things as they are?
• Is something deeper bothering you?
• Couldn’t your current situation teach you anything worth abiding if you’d only give it a chance?

The most important thing in dealing with change isn’t to fight our own natures or the nature of change itself. If you’re given an opportunity or see one to be taken and it speaks to that voice inside of you, then go for it. If you’re fighting too hard for a change which won’t come through for you, chances are that that in itself is something to notice.

In all things, stay true to yourself, who you are becoming and flow with change, don’t fight it.

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