Everything Changes

#ThoughtHealing Quote For The Week: “Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure. But unfortunately, although it is true, it is difficult for us to accept it. Because we cannot accept the truth of transience, we suffer.” Shunryu Suzuki

Whether it’s a change in your job, health, family, relationships, or life in general, transitions are an inevitable part of life.

Most people don’t like change. For many of us, change can be difficult or uncomfortable. This is true regardless of whether the change is forced upon us, planned, unexpected, or self-created. Why? Because we are giving up familiarity in exchange for the unfamiliar and unknown.

Some people certainly seem to handle change better than others. Most of us know at least one person who has successfully made a major change in their lives, like quitting smoking, losing weight, or walking away from their “Sure Thing” job.

Then there are the others – and maybe you count yourself among these people —who give up the minute it gets tough.

How would you rate your “change readiness.” Here are a few questions you can ask yourself:

·         How does the thought of change make me feel?

·         How do I feel, act, or respond when something changes in my life?

·         How would my friends and family describe my ability to handle change?

·         How do I feel, act, or respond when faced with the possibility of change or even thinking about initiating a change?

In The Second Neurotic's Notebook, published in 1966, Mignon McLaughlin said this about change: “It’s the most unhappy people who most fear change.”

Is your fear of change holding you back from happiness?

Think about it!

Interested in learning more about evaluating your change readiness and how it plays a role in your life? Check out my book, “Doing the Thing You Think You Cannot Do,” available on Amazon.

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