Embrace Change

change can sometimes be a fiery ball of excitement, but the older you get and the more drastic the change, the scarier it can seem. The truth in life is that change is necessary when it comes to progress. In fact, even when you think you're staying the same you are still changing. If you are a couch potato, then you are changing by becoming less sensitive to emotions and people, little by little removing yourself from your ability to socialize and expand. So no matter what you do, you change.

When it comes to life, I am a huge fan of and I have a lot of faith in our ability to choose our path. So why not choose our change, instead of just sitting around and waiting for change to happen to us?

Even though doing things differently can be a daunting task, with preparation even the largest hurdles can be overcome.

How to change with grace? Here are three tips:

1. Set a goal for the result of the change. (Many people set the item of change as the goal in and of itself. For example, buying a house, moving, going on a diet, etc. Those are usually the methods by which the change will occur, they are not the end all. By having a results goal, you'll feel the change to be a natural progression.)

2. Think positively about your new endeavor. (This may seem obvious from the outside looking in, but many time we fill ourselves with dread about all the things that can go wrong. The truth is, many of the things we worry about won't come true, so the fear we self-instill is needless. Look only in the direction of the good things that will come.)

3. Give yourself the peace of knowing that this will not be the last time you will make a change in your life. (What? I'm gonna have to go through this all over again and that's supposed to give me peace? Yes. Simply because you become aware that change truly is a way of life. You understand that you will always move in new directions and that just becomes a normal ocurrence. You realize that the more NEW you have in your life the more closely you will come to resemble the YOU that lives inside your mass.

What changes will you make today? I challenge you to go for it!