The Vortex of Change
Do you feel that? That mixed bag of emotion that is sinking in your gut is called change. Boy, do I know a thing or a million things about it.
Change seems to hit whenever we least expect it. We get comfortable with our lives, like a warm blanket all safe and cozy. Suddenly, out of nowhere, change is there to rip the covers off and kick us out onto the cold, hard ground. The feeling is never pleasant.
But, in these moments, we have two choices - either lie there and freeze to death or get up and fight back.
I feel like I have always been a fighter. Life pushes me and I push right back. I have never been one to just "lie there and take it".
Change is all around us and is truly the only constant in life. Instead of running from it, I've learned to throw myself into it. That is the only way I've survived.
My life has never been an easy one. I have seen my fair share of tribulations, just as you certainly have. But, instead of letting the cards I have been dealt rule me, I take that bull by the horns and learn from it. Each day gives us the opportunity to learn, if you just take time to reflect and really listen to the message. It's those pivotal moments of change that make us or break us.
I always half jokingly say, "I'm a poster child for counseling, but am the most normal person you'll ever meet." Why is that? It's because of my choices.
It would be very easy for me to walk around and be a victim or be bitter towards everyone, but I choose not to. I choose to be grateful, happy, at peace with myself and know that everything I do is with integrity and in being genuine. I relish in the good because we all have our fair share of the bad.
I enjoy listening to others' struggles in hopes I can find the right words to comfort them and let them know, no matter what "This too shall pass". If it's bad, I've probably experienced it and lived through it long enough to say that, "Even when it feels like the end, it is not yet the end."
Breathe. Take one day at a time. If that is too much, then take one moment at a time.
Remember, if you ever need a trusted non-judgmental ear, I am always here. Things will get better. I promise.
