I've learned a lot about change in the last ten years. I never truly understood it until the last month. I never understood how it worked. Now I have a good idea of it. It isn't just one mode but several.
Our lives constantly change from one day to the other. No day is the same. Everything changes slowly around us and we don't realise or see it.
Change, in it's biggest form, is the result of big events. Sometimes it's people who enter our lives, sometimes it's events and sometimes it is a choice that we make. The part of change is how we react and respond to what happens. If we have the tools and resources to change.
In my mind, I think of the term "growing pains" and how it applies to life. The biggest changes in my life have come from painful experiences. You know what I hate? When people say "I'm sorry you had to go through that." I get the sorry and sympathy part to have understanding. I do. I am the sort to face painful experiences. I will face it head on and learn to keep going on. I face the pain and I keep moving forward.
The best part is I am becoming the person I have always wanted to become. The pain of change means I have the courage to be me and the idea of taking a chance excites me