Changes! We all face them from time to time, don’t we? In fact, life is filled with change. Our normal developmental path as humans is based on the changes we make over time—we pass from infancy to childhood to adolescence to adulthood, making changes all along the way. Each new stage of life places new demands on us. As we grow and mature, we encounter a number of changes in our lives. Often change is welcomed, if not sought after. As a child, do you remember not being able to wait until you could ride your bike without training wheels? When you graduated from high school, weren’t you excited (and somewhat scared) about going off to college or getting your new full-time job? Not all changes are welcomed, however. There are times when it comes out of nowhere. We weren’t seeking it. It’s not welcomed. Did you have a best friend in grade school that moved away? Can you remember the first time your boyfriend or girlfriend broke up with you? Have you ever been laid-off? There are times when changes are easy for us to make, but there are also times when the change is not easy. In fact, it can be very difficult! Although there are times when we embrace change and times when we fear change, perhaps the majority of time we AVOID change so that we don’t have to decide which time this is! It’s a shame that we so often avoid making a change, for what is change? Change is an opportunity. What?! Yes, change is an opportunity! –an opportunity to make adjustments in our lives, an opportunity to learn something about ourselves and others, an opportunity to have clarity in the way we have been looking at something, and opportunity to transform who we are into who we want to be. So the next time you are faced with a change—whether it is one you have invited or one that has encountered you—view it as an opportunity. In peace and love, Dr. Anita V. All writings here are copyrighted by SmartMoments® and/or Dr. Anita V. You may not use them without written permission; however, you may link to the posts or give out a link to the posts. |
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