It has been said that change is the only constant. Change is inevitable. Nothing ever stays the same. Now, I'm not a math or physics theorist but I believe, as many of us do I'm sure, that there are things that change and there are things that stay the same.
One of the greatest things about change is that it comes in many forms. Small, minute, large, grand, personal, professional, public, private, physical, mental, emotional.... on and on. Taste in music, taste in foods, hair style, hair color, jobs, relationships... what a whirlwind! In order for us to know a change has occurred, we need to acknowledge it. Sometimes not right away because it takes time for us to realize a change has indeed taken place. Kind of like the temperature of a room... you were freezing and then all of a sudden you realize you aren't cold anymore. Then there are the changes that are so apparent it's like getting hit with a brick, it was so obvious. You're driving down the street and you look to the left and realize the building that was there yesterday is gone today. Quite a change ...
We sometimes will ourselves to change, like being less negative, more positive minded. And sometimes we, all of a sudden, wake up one day and realize, wow, I don't like heat and humidity anymore. I used to, but don't now. In both of these situations though, was this change part of something always within us but was just buried beneath the surface of influence and environmental situations? Or was this change something that was indeed different from what or who we innately were before?
When the changes happen within ourselves, are we the first to realize it? Or does it take someone else to point it out to us? Both, I would hope. But then it's funny, because others have gotten so used to the way you were before that this change perceived by them is not always welcomed right away. "He's different..." - "She's not the same person..." As with almost all things in life, sometimes change is a good thing and sometimes change is a not so good thing. But whichever may be true to you or to the person viewing you, one thing you can count on is that some other change will most certainly happen again.
"That's how the Earth spins..." - "That's what you are made of..." These are descriptions of things that will ultimately stay the same. Again, maybe good and maybe not so good, but true nonetheless. There is something reassuring about knowing you can count on something - that things will be there when you want them to be. The people who you trust (while they are still with us)... your inner gut feeling... your senses... the sun rising and setting... We become very used to these situations, almost to the point of taking them for granted. But I believe that is a mistake on our parts - for just because something does not change should not give us the right to assume it never will change. Because doesn't everything change at some point in time? Maybe not in 'our' time, but still in 'a' time?
Most likely we have all stated mantras similar these... "I wish for strength to change the things I can change and the strength and serenity to accept the things which I cannot change"... "Don't waste your energy on things you cannot change and focus yourself instead on things in which you can change". The sun has risen every day of our lives, but we should not expect it to tomorrow because we selfishly want a nice warm sunny day. Instead of hoping for sunshine, we should appreciate being alive on this planet during the time of the sun. For the sun will rise but sometimes the clouds will roll through... clouds will form on days in which we want them to and on days in which we don't. Changing the way we perceive the things that don't change is a way of respecting all things, including ourselves.
The leaves changing colors in the fall is something that will consistently happen every year... that change will never change. At least we hope it doesn't in our time ... Happy Autumn!
And so it goes...
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