...Change!
I had a fun, crafty blog post ready to share today, but it’s going to have to wait. I have something on my mind that I could really use your help with.
Change.
Change is hard. Change is also inevitable. Things never stay the same. They’re in a constant state of motion. Ebb and flow. Evolution. Shift.
I have and always have had a hard time with change. Especially big change. I like comfort. Things I know. People I know. Skills I know. The life I know. Don’t get me wrong. I love spontaneity. I love meeting new people. Learning new skills. Taking on new challenges. But I like these things happening while the foundation stays the same.
Change. scares. me.
I know. It happens everyday. I see friends, family, and coworkers making major changes in their lives all the time. But, even if it’s THEIR change, if it impacts me in the slightest way, I feel it. I worry. I think about it. A LOT. And I often get sad, especially if their change involves them not being a regular fixture in my life anymore for whatever reason (move, new job, etc.).
Today, however, I felt a big push for change in a particular area of my life. I didn’t see it coming. And I don’t want to see it now. But it’s here. It’s tapping on my shoulder, telling me...
...something needs to change.
I don’t know what that looks like, exactly. I don’t know if it’s a change in thinking or if it’s bigger than that. Honestly, I’m probably lying to myself (and to you) by saying that. I think I really know that it IS bigger, but I don’t want it to be. I want to be comfortable. I want to be confident. For me, confidence comes from doing what I know. Being who I know. Change takes all of that and turns it on its head.
My question for you--how do you know when it’s time to make a change?
Do you just feel it in your gut as I did today? If so, do you acknowledge that feeling, or do you shove it back down? If you acknowledge, how do you go about doing that? Do you act on it right away? If you shove it back, do you find it ultimately shows itself anyway, or do you move on and still feel fulfilled, never to hear from it again?
I’m torn. I want to shove. I want to ignore. Who knows, maybe it won’t even be an issue when the sun comes up. What if I act prematurely and find myself regretting the decision?
I’m sick. I’ve been sick for over a week with the cold that won’t die. This has to alter my perspective.
I’m on a new medicine, which is also messing with me.
Speaking of medicine, I’m currently without my narcolepsy medicine, which always makes a BIG impact.
I’m stressed. I’ve been away from the office for two full weeks. That makes for a lot of catch-up.
In other words, I’m probably not of sound mind. And I probably wasn’t when this desire for change hit me. SO, I’m left. Pondering...
I’m sick. I’ve been sick for over a week with the cold that won’t die. This has to alter my perspective.
I’m on a new medicine, which is also messing with me.
Speaking of medicine, I’m currently without my narcolepsy medicine, which always makes a BIG impact.
I’m stressed. I’ve been away from the office for two full weeks. That makes for a lot of catch-up.
In other words, I’m probably not of sound mind. And I probably wasn’t when this desire for change hit me. SO, I’m left. Pondering...