Embrace Change

As a species, I believe we have grown to fear change because we ascribe so much fear to the unknown. Even when our ways are not bringing us happiness, we would rather push forward in our misery than to enter a world of uncertainty. We become comfortable with a life that gives us what we expect and so we avoid upsetting that balance. We trade our freedom for security, possibility for repetition in perpetuity. We need to learn to eliminate the fear we have of loss and fully embrace the opportunity to change for the better.

How many times have you said that you hate your current situation? You are admitting to suffering because of something you are experiencing, and by mentioning it you are focusing upon that suffering and magnifying that feeling. There are two things you can do when a situation is making you suffer, if it is possible to change that situation, you should do everything you can to make that a reality. If you are in the more unlikely position when there is nothing you can do to alter that situation, you need to learn how to take away that person or situations power to make you suffer, and learn to derive happiness for yourself regardless of the cards you’ve been dealt. So many people stick with suffering because they don’t see any way out of their situation, or they create a million excuses as to why they have no choice in the matter. Chances are, there is something you can do. Maybe it won’t be easy, maybe it will take years of hard work and dedication, but giving in and accepting a life of suffering and misery is never acceptable.

Many people are given an opportunity for change, and they let it pass. This can be for many reasons, they could be so set in the comfort of their ways that the idea of changing everything frightens them. People that have grown so use to hating their life become vulnerable, and feel as if putting themselves out there will only lead them to more pain. When all you know is pain, it becomes difficult to see any other possibility. Others see a chance to follow their dreams, and let it slip by because they would rather have the security of a paycheck from the job they hate then to set themselves up for the possibility of failure and uncertainty. We need to know and fully accept the fact that this is the one life we have; this is our one opportunity. Do you want to look back at the end of your life and say “I’m glad I played it safe and had a comfortable life”? Or would you rather take chances, give everything you got and end your life after living out your dreams? We are given chances all the time to have the life we want, to see the world and conquer our wildest fantasies, but too often we take that choice and throw it away for a boring life that’s easier to believe we can achieve.

I have seen people stay in toxic relationships, I have seen people work day in and day out in jobs that they despise. I have seen way too many people squander their chances because they filled their head with a million excuses instead of going out and creating the life they want. The time has come for us to realize how stupid it is to enslave oneself to a life of suffering. The time has come that we stand up, say no more to a life of comfortable misery and give everything we have to capture our dreams. Get rid of that fear, stop with the excuses, and see that we always have the choice to change our mindset and our reality.

Embrace change and discover the amazing possibilities this life has to offer.