Dealing with Change

Have you noticed how difficult it can be to deal with change? Big or small, change is like a curve ball being thrown at a batter that is expecting a completely different pitch.

Change is difficult to dance with because even if we aren’t thrilled with the expected result, we like to think that we know how something is going to turn out or how someone is going to act. Yet, as we have been shown time and time again, we cannot possibly know any of it!

Change is a normal part of life. It is what keeps life interesting, our hearts pounding, and our minds creating. Change can turn an ordinary day into an extraordinary day. It can also unexpectedly turn our plans upside down. Yet, living with change, and successfully dealing with whatever comes our way, is about how we dance with the changes of life. Successfully managing change is about how we choose to react and behave in the face of the good, the bad, and sometimes even the ugly… it is about who we choose to be.

So as you deal with life’s curve balls, before you react to what is headed your way, take a few moments to stop and think. Give up your preconceived notions about what you believe should be so, and be whomever you need to be to get through the change and stay on top. If you do, I guarantee you will have found a golden nugget or two along the way that you would not have found otherwise.

Savor those nuggets of ideas, friendship, love, and understanding, and know that without the change orders of life, you wouldn’t have found those golden nuggets at all.