Change Is An Opportunity

Photo by Naia Cancela

Change is something we all have to go through, it’s part of life. The majority of us don’t like change, sometimes we are even scared of it. We are humans, we are based on a routine every single day, we do the same thing every single morning and changing that routine is not easy because we are used to it. Change occurs every single day, even if you don't realise it. Maybe you changed your shampoo, your usual breakfast or you bought a new decor piece for your wall. We change all the time, our hair, our bodies, our personalities, we just don't see it.

Have you heard the quote “Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything's different…” (By C.S. Lewis) It’s not until you look at an old photo you see how much you have changed or when you read something you wrote that you realised how different your mindset is today. However those are only small things and they occur over time so it’s not as hard. When something big happens in the moment, you are more aware of it.

Maybe you had to let go of your old house you lived in for years, you had to deal with the loss of someone loved, or you had to change your career, but look at it in a positive way, change can be an opportunity. Yes it's the art of letting go, letting go of a precious memory, yes it’s really hard and yes it’s something you have to fight through, but if you don’t change, if life doesn’t change, then what is life? What is it’s purpose? Wouldn’t it be boring? Change is an opportunity to learn new lessons, to experience new things, there comes a moment where it's best to let go, close those old doors and open the new ones.

Here are three quotes that I love:

“Sometimes we have to let go in order to welcome in something new and even better” (Author unknown)

“Life is like a book, some chapters sad, some happy, and some exciting. But if you never turn the page… You will never know what the next chapter holds.” (Author Unknown)

“Successful living involves change” ( By Richard Bandler)

I hope you enjoyed this post and learned something new. Change can be a good thing and if we don’t like it, we will have to learn to like it, it’s part of life.

How are you going to make change an opportunity?

Remember, Be You.

Naia :)