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Embrace Change and Grow

By Advisor "Bernadettes Vision"

Content Woman in field

Imagine an old house that is falling apart It is beginning to slide off the foundation! the

electrical wiring is frayed and the plumbing has corroded beyond repair At this stage in

the life of the house! it is better to demolish it than to continue maing endless repairs

#he cost of replacing fi$tures! appliances and internal systems would eventually

outweigh the cost of building a new house A new foundation can then be laid and bric

by bric a new house is built #he completed house functions far better and will last

longer

%ie endlessly trying to repair an old decrepit house! we sometimes resist necessary and

inevitable changes When life suddenly taes a detour! it can create an$iety and fear &or

many! changes lie residential moves! change or loss of a 'ob and ending relationships

send ripples of terror throughout one(s very being )ome view change as failure while

others view it as catastrophic In reality! change is positive and a sign of an evolving life

When transitions begin to present themselves in our lives! we can choose how we

respond to them We can embrace change with openness and fle$ibility or react with

rigidity and resistance If we open our arms to the natural flow of life! we are able tocreate powerful e$periences based on 'oy and love *ew e$periences appear to replace

what has left If we are resistant to life(s inevitable turns! the flow continues but we

e$perience things as being ripped away from us #he more we attempt to hold onto

things that are passing out of our daily e$istence! the more we resist the evolution of our

own lives and souls

Beyond our personal lives! we are witnesses to social! economic and political structures

that are constantly in flu$ #he changes are aimed at revising what no longer serves the

greater good and the e$pectation is that something better will replace the old outdated

way of doing things Change can appear chaotic as old structures and relationships

dissolve #he wisdom of the universe is not chaos but love and stability It is our own

perception that creates the chaos

+any people hold onto relationships that no longer serve their highest good Even if the

relationship is lacing trust! communication! fidelity and love! sometimes we resist the

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ending for fear nothing new will replace it When one partner wants to leave and the

other holds on! it creates tension and resentment #he relationship will still end! but the

partner who was left will feel abandoned and may even hold out hope for a return

In situations lie this! it helps to embrace the house metaphor #he old house is no

longer safe to live in and so a new one is built #he end result is a beautiful! safe place to

live that provides shelter! warmth and new e$periences Although the old house gave its

residents memories and e$periences that can never be replaced! it maes no sense to

hold onto it when the repairs are more costly than building something new

*othing in life can remain static *ature has cycles %ife has cycles &rom birth to death

we change! grow and evolve &rom year to year we learn new things! master new sills

and alter our beliefs Who you are today is not who you were ten years ago If you are

faced with changes that mae you an$ious! remember all the things you(ve allowed to

change in the past and how your life has been transformed

If we resisted moving from one classroom to the ne$t as we progress through

elementary school! we would not learn anything ,ur bodies would grow! but our minds

would remain stationary It maes no sense to repeat indergarten over and over once

we have mastered our ABC(s As we learn the lessons in grade school! we progress to

middle school and then onto high school where we graduate With each grade we

e$pand! learn new sills and transition to the ne$t level %ife is evolving and so are you

Embrace change! eep moving to the ne$t level and allow life to become a 'oyful

e$perience

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