Grateful for Change
Change is inevitable, growth is optional - John C. Maxwell
I wish I had a better job or I wish I had more timeā¦
Does this sound like one of your wishes? It was a part of my internal conversations sometime ago and then I realised these thoughts were not taken me anywhere. One of my favourite quotes of all times by Ghandi is - Be the change you want to see in the world (and in yourself).
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.
I am currently in the process of big life changes and it feels scary and exciting at the same time. Scary because I do not know how this will end and I am totally ok with this. Exciting because I am hopeful and believe in new and great adventures in the very near future. Itās almost the same feeling I had 8 years ago when I moved to the UK but this time with more wisdom and understanding. When I relocated to the UK 8 years ago I was scared and excited as well. With every fibre of my being I wanted to advance my career in Denmark but there were other plans for me in the cards which werenāt as I expected. The change at first wasnāt that welcomed so I resisted till I could no longer fight with God/the Universe so I made the move. I didnāt know what I was going into so I was scared but also excited. Excited for the opportunity of a job and developing my career, scared because I didnāt know much about the system England or had my family with me.
Itās been a wonderful and educative ride so far, the challenges that made me move from place to place, the poor treatment and conditions in jobs that made me ask more of myself and the universe and the incredible people that I have met along the way has made it one of the best decisions. Not only have I advanced in my career, developed as a person I have also gained friendships and opportunities to be a godmother that I wouldnāt have had had I not experienced this move. I am so grateful for these for my life is richer to an extent I canāt comprehend because of change. But trust me when I say I resisted a lot and I know most of us do the same when we want things in a certain way. I have had my fair share but as I shared in my Monday newsletter on manifestation my attitude these days is āI desire this or whatever the outcome I know it is for my greater good.ā Itās taken me years and a lot of hard lessons to get to this point but I know that even if change is never easy it can be very rewarding in the long run.
Coping with change involves a mindset of growth and openness. Most of the time, fear of the unknown makes change seem daunting because we cannot control or know what the outcome of that change will be.
But change need not be overwhelming, though it can be painful and fearful the worst pain is staying stuck in a place you donāt belong. 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 canāt 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. So my encouragement for you is as scary as the change you are facing might be (on things you can control) think of what will happen if you do nothing or try to resist. If there is one thing I know is thereās always something good in change and it is in change that we grow. So whatever change that is going on for you know that it will all work out for you even if you canāt see it now for I know God/Source will not make you go through something without giving you something better. Iād love to know how you tackle change so do share your thoughts in the comments.
Affirmation: I will be ok no matter what