Change With a Thankful Heart - Be Still and Know
Be the change you want to see in the world (and in yourself) - Ghandi
One of the constants in life that each and everyone of us goes through is change. Some of us are ok with change and others not so much but if there is anything I have learnt in life it is - Change, no matter which form it takes is good. Maybe not when you are in the thick of it but in hindsight you will see that it is all making sense. I have countless examples of big changes that have been impactful and today as I look back on some of these I am eternally grateful for having gone through them.
In a recent conversation with my sister, we reminisced on our journeys and the many things we have experienced, individually and together. The big and small changes that have in one way or the other impacted our lives. As we laughed so hard about some of them, we also listened to each other, with intents and without judgement to those we regretted or felt bad about but in all we were grateful for those experiences. Then she made a comment on how she once felt uneasy when I used to say everything in life has a consequence.
Yes, that’s still very true but today she looks at it with a sort of awareness that only comes from maturity and experience. We never knew what the changes we encounter would bring but one thing we both were and are still very sure of is that we’ve never been left stranded or abandoned by God/Source no matter what change we went through.
Today, I write from my quiet apartment, only a month away before another big change and the quietness is so loud that I can hear myself think. It’s now very real, a lot of things are in place and I am very excited but also a bit nervous. I know I can’t control anything beyond this very moment, I can try to ensure that everything goes to plan but with a lot of my experiences I know that in times like these all I can really do is Be Still and Know.
This simple but loaded statement has become an anchor for me, like now when the silence is deafening I lean on this - Be still and Know! The change is coming and I don’t have all the answers but my faith in the unseen and how things are falling onto place just reassures me to Be still and Know.
It’s a move to a place I call home and a system I know however having been away for this long still stirs up a lot of emotions and thoughts but I know that I can only experience the future dreams I desire if I am willing to go through this one more time and so without knowing it all or having all the answers I look up with a thankful heart and remain in silence as I watch the wonders of things manifesting as they are supposed to.
I know coping with change involves a mindset of growth and openness. Even though most of the time, fear of the unknown makes change seem daunting, I also know I cannot control or know what the outcome of that change will be but unlike before where I willed things my way, this time I look up in total faith being still and knowing for I have learned that the best and awe inspiring experiences have come to me when I allowed myself to let go of all control and trust.
Today I embrace change as a welcomed part of my expansion and in spite of it feeling overwhelming and sometimes painful I also know the worst pain is staying stuck in a place you’ve outgrown. This is my hopeful conviction as I embark on another transforming change.
So, like many new projects we take on, we can break the situation of change down into aspects we can work with and towards. Embracing the aspects I can control and trusting that the ones I can’t control will work themselves out - they always do is what is keeping me going and what has made me grow so much in the last decade. Embracing change as a step towards growth. Now my encouragement for you is as scary as the change you are facing might be, take a deep breath, look up with a thankful heart and Be Still and Know that God/Source will not make you go through something without giving you something better. I’d love to know how you tackle change so do share your thoughts in the comments.
Affirmation: I embrace change as part of my growth