You know the saying, “The only two things you can count on is death and taxes?” Well, I declare I would like to add a third thing you can count on. Change. There is not a person I know that isn’t going through some sort of change right now. Some major and some minor. I believe that even when something, someone or some circumstance seems bad, in the end it always works out for the greater good of everyone. It would make your head spin if I told you all of the change I’ve been through in the past 9 months. It makes me dizzy when I think about it. No doubt about it one of the most exciting and scariest roller coasters I’ve ever been on. And it feels like a test. A test where my higher self is challenging me to make choices that are more in alignment with who I really am.
I think many, many people are feeling the tug to re-evaluate how they have been living their lives and ask themselves what do I really want, who am I really, and am I really happy with the way things are right now? Again, pretty much every person I talk to is at this place. I especially see it in my organizing clients. It’s almost as if they “woke up” and realized how much the quality of their life has suffered because of what they allowed to have control in their lives. Awareness is half the battle. But once I have the awareness, I have the choice of either doing something about it now or continuing to do what I’ve always done expecting the same results which, of course, is the definition of insanity. I don’t think the worse part of being aware that something needs to change is not doing anything about it. The worse part is knowing and refusing to do anything about it. That’s called a hardknock life and that life is not a cup of tea.
Some people handle change very well, others absolutely crumble. So the question becomes what is the best way to handle change? I think the answer is actually very simple, know yourself. And I guess the question all depends on if you define change good or bad. I’ve attempted many different ways to deal with change. Change initially use to freak me out. My body would physically react to any upset in the way things have been. The ironic thing is I get really bored when things stay the same. And it depends where I’m at in my life and how much I’ve grown spiritually that determines how I’m handling the change. I must admit in my younger years, dealing with change which always felt like it was gargantuan would inspire my destructive habits. Getting older I realized that I can’t keep handling change in this way so I looked for alternatives. Over the years here are a few that I stash in my back pocket: Continue reading »