With the frequency (or lack thereof) posting that I have been doing (thank the book for that one) I have decided to try something a little different. And because things are constantly changing and because I wouldn't want it any other way, I dedicated 2011 as the Year of Change and so far it has not let me down. However, I want to break it down even further and keep change moving and staying fluid, therefore let it be known that I am hereby declaring the summer of 2011 as the Summer of Change.
So to get things started I want to share with you the first of ten things that I believe are key to Change and embracing all it has to offer (and not just for the summer but for always).
Therefore, the first thing to consider is to adopt and adapt to A NEW Perspective. A New Perspective is at the top of the list or better yet the foundation for accepting change.
Walking through life with blinders on leaves little room for a seeing life through a new perspective let alone recognizing when a new opportunity is walking beside you. Casting those blinders off, you can see the world for what it is: wide and varied. You instantly start seeing a new perspective, as you have no choice.
It is at that point that we can see the blessing of family and friends. The little things in life that are no longer cloud by a self-imposed haze or short-sided or one-sided. Not only do we start seeing more of the world but also we start hearing more of the sounds of life. Instantly, we start experiencing new life and new experiences. At that moment, change has established a foothold and we are off and running.
Of course, there will be that moment when things change so fast that we want to put the blinders back on just as fast. Don’t do it, You can’t do it…like Pandora’s box once the spirits are out you can’t put them back in the box. Any attempt to fight it will be a moot point. So, don’t do it! Just roll with it! Start living in the now and less in the then.
A word of warning…
Living in the now does NOT mean replacing the blinders with rose-colored glasses. It means knowing to be aware of the dark side of things, the negative stuff. It is also what we are made of. People want to only see the good side of life and ignore the bad and there are others that only see the bad side and refuse to accept that there is good in everything. When it comes to accepting change it means, whether we like it or not, accepting the good AND the bad, the Light and the Dark, the Yin and the Yang. You get the picture: See the world for what it is (from all sides).
Once you start growing and cultivating your new perspective, it will become easier to weed out the bad and only let in the good. Deciding what can be removed and what can be added will become easier because you are seeing life in a whole new way. You are seeing that life is all around you and in the end, isn’t that what being happy with your life is all about?
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