With the recent change in our clocks, I got to thinking about all the other changes that surface each day, week, month, and year for most of us. I wanted to share my story; that change was especially important to my family and me as I grew up. If you don’t know my story, my father was a cartographer for the USGS, and we were transferred every three to six months; therefore, I was familiar with change like it was the back of my hand. I moved forty-five times before graduating. The only constant thing in my life was my parents and younger sister.
I was continually in a state of apprehension, not knowing what the next place would bring. Would I make a friend? Would I have a bedroom to share with my sister or sleep on the front porch? A bed or a cot? Life for me was in flux, but fortunately, my parents were positive people, and the majority of the time, we faced the next move as an adventure.
Change can be one of the most challenging aspects of our daily life. You would think we would embrace it after traversing change our entire lives. Often changes bring about a better, happier way of life. We can develop personal resilience if we can only shift our mindset.
We need to make the most of our journey in life, celebrating those special changes which often inspire us to reach our life goals. Accept the transformation that appears after some traumatic change.
How do you handle change in your life? Change happens to everyone, and how you handle it is an individual thing. To you, the job change is a horrible thing, but to your wife, it is possibly a good thing, as you won’t come home each night ranting and raving about your co-workers', working conditions and personalities. Do you have any tips for us which could assist in this task?
Remember, change is usually followed by growth. Your goal is to try to remain normal as much as possible, which helps lighten your load. There are potholes to propel over and puddles to overcome. Going through changes is just a part of being human. Change is the only constant in life. Proper development and progress arise from change. To avoid suffering from change, look at it with an open mind and welcome it with curiosity.
Resilience is our ability to mentally or emotionally cope with adversity, bounce back, adapt, or persevere.
If we could anticipate the complex world, we live in with the many constant changes of our technological world – cell phones, computers, internet, and cable. As we age, these technological changes happen at the speed of sound, and we’re often unable to keep up and feel left behind.
Change is a disruption in the normal way of doing things. If only we could skip the trials and tribulations of something new and get right to where we are familiar. I want to encourage you to see the good side of things and stay inspired so that change will be a piece of cake.
To research change and how it affects us, I have included a few websites.
- https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-to-know-about-how-to-deal-with-change#:~:text=Stress%20caused%20by%20change%20may,Digestive%20problems%20and%20stomachaches
- https://www.verywellmind.com/5-tips-for-dealing-with-change-5205553
- https://www.trackinghappiness.com/positive-changes-in-life/
Below are a couple of change quotes I thought you would enjoy.
- “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” ― Leo Tolstoy
- “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” ― George Bernard Shaw
- “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” ― Mother Teresa
- “Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.” ― Eckhart Tolle
- True life is lived when tiny changes occur.” ― Leo Tolstoy
Have a blessed week!
All my best,
Julie
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