Change

Today, I want to discuss the constant of change. It's ok, you can come out from under that table, there's really nothing to fear. It seems to be that it is part of the human condition to avoid change. It seems not to matter what the change is, everyone still tends to be leery of it. Why is this?

A man named Harold Wilson once said that, "He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery." Do we really progress with change? When we move to a new town, are we not progressing into a new culture? What about something as simple as changing our cloths? Is a new pair of pants progress or just a new pair of pants? Change is all around us, but you choose how deeply you wish to look for it. If you are having a bad day as you go home to change your pants (say you spilt something on your old ones), and after putting on the new pair you feel a lot better, isn't that a change? Every change in life is a chance to try something new. For some people that is the freedom to start over, and avoid mistakes. For others, an opportunity to make them. Change gives us a creative license to make the most out of life, and not be tied down by the past.

So let's assume for a moment that change is a good thing. Let us also assume there is a human that does not innately reject change, what would that lend it self to? I believe that one whom accepts change (dare I say looks forward to it) leads a more fulfilling life. This person does not fear the unknown because they know that they can handle whatever may come there way. They have found the 'flow' of life. These type of people usually look like they "just have it together," because they usually do.

Then you see the people that always look like a chicken with their head cut off. They never know which way is up, down, left, or right. People like this seem to do ok as long as everything stays the same, but as soon as change happens, their world comes crashing down and their life grinds to a halt. These people do not have it together, they do not try to flow with their surroundings.

With that in mind, I challenge you. I challenge you to observe all of the stress in your life and find ways that you can flow with it. It might be in the work place. If your boss is asking a lot of you recently and you do not feel that you are getting enough in return, try to remember that the journey is not yet over. This could be your chance to really show your metal and make a lasting impression. Today I ask you, please do not support decay. Instead I urge you to flow with this change, and emerge a beautiful butterfly.