Embrace Change
By: Brian Kim - October 12, 2006
Early on in life, we were given structure and found content within the routine of it. We would wake up on the weekdays, go to school, talk with friends, go home, do homework, watch TV, and on the weekends, go and hang out. This structure aptly described the first 18 years of our life. Then, we were thrust into the real world and shocked out of our routine. We found that structure was no longer given to us. We must define it.
Some people, when presented with this, become frightened at the newfound responsibility placed upon them and they immediately turn and cling to any type of structure to fill the void, even if that structure is not up to par with what they want. They cling to the first job that’s available to them, even though it’s not exactly the kind they want. They cling to the same friends, to the same restaurants, to the same habits, all in an attempt to recreate the illusion of safety that they once had in their structured lives.
We have been conditioned from day one to equate structure as given to those around us as “safe”, when in reality it’s quite the opposite. Relish the opportunity to create your own structure of life, the way you see it, not the way others see it for you, for if you start depending on others for structure, you will not be happy about it.
Here is where the power you so desperately want to avoid tapping into comes into play. The power to change. Embrace it, for change is growth. Change is life. It is happening all around us. Change gives us that much needed catalyst to get a grip on our own lives and so often we fail to initiate it that we only realize its immense power when it is cast upon us. Only then do we realize that change brings along with it, a whole host of benefits, possibilities, and opportunities that we never knew existed.
So when the girlfriend leaves you, when the boss fires you, when the friends abandon you, do not see this as something woeful, but a sign that the structure you are so depending on is based on those around you, not within you. For to define the structure of your life is the ultimate freedom, and by doing so you will show other people that there is another path, there is another way.
Change forces us to reexamine ourselves, to take a closer look and see just what we are made up of. The plethora of opportunities, experiences, and knowledge that abound from change serve you in every way imaginable. Many people have gone to achieve great things because of this great force. Change is that catalyst we need to wake ourselves up, to see that the structure we are depending on is as brittle as old chalk.
So for those of you striking out on your own journey, your own path, your own dreams and you see those who have given up their power to change, who have let others define the structure in which they live in, pity them. Do not feel down when they ridicule you for choosing to change through defining your own structure because the structure you are building is much more solid, much more concrete, and will last much longer as it has been built with your own hands.
Life often gives us a second chance by throwing a wrench in our daily routine to instigate a radical change and by learning to recognize and anticipate it, you reap the full benefits from it, rather than wallow and be negatively affected by it.
Fortune favors those who have the courage to initiate change rather than to wait for forces to change their circumstances.
The courage to let go of routine and to initiate change is within each and every one of us, but knowing the benefits of change can lead to that courage.
Anticipate it, enjoy it, initiate it, for change is the ultimate stimulant to help you stop sleeping through what is known as this precious gift called life.
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October 13th, 2006 at
I would like to add… that when you feel that life changed for the worst… tell yourself: “Maybe this is not what now seams to be” and read again this sufi legend:
http://www.warriorofthelight.com/engl/edi08_lenda.shtml
October 13th, 2006 at
I like to add an article that I wrote 2 years ago.
THE SKY IS THE LIMIT!
One of the keys to success is the ability to change, the ability to be flexible and open minded to adjust to different ways, times and situations, for we live in a world that is constantly changing and if we do not change with it, we will miss it, History proves this.
1900’s - The Silent Movies were on the scene, everyone enjoyed seeing black and white motion pictures without sound.
1920’s The roaring twenties came the rise of the Radio. A box that we can hear people talking, singing and playing music from it.
1930’s- The radio eventually becomes the main entertainer in the home, but the Talkies emerged also, black and white motion pictures, but this time with sound!
Then later they added Technicolor to the motion pictures. Movies with color, at the time who would have thought!
1950’s Television comes into the picture, it becomes a big thing and that eventually becomes the main home entertainer.
1980’s The rise of Cable Television comes, with one station, HBO-Home Box Office. Now we can watch those movies that was once only on the silver screen on our own televisions in the leisure of our own homes.
Then VCR- Video Cassette Recorders was created- we can now watch those movies anythime and as many times as we want at our homes as well.
1990’s DVD’s- Digital Video Disc comes out movies with so much information they have special features- interviews with the directors, the actors, the music composer, behind the scenes footage, the making of the movie and much more, all on one little vinly disc.
Now the 1900’s Silent movie star Charlie Chaplin had a difficult time changing with the times, because you see, he made a total of 81 films and only 5 of them were talkies, but later he eventually changed because he is one of the founders of United Artist Studios.
Henry Ford created the Model T Ford. He too did not want to change with the times but if he did not, there would not be a Ford Car Maunufacturer today.
John Maxwell said “The question should not be, will we ever change?” but “When and how much will we change?” Nothing stays the same except the fact that change is always present”
Now keeping current with the changes and relating them to your self or to an organization is a constant challenge because we are afraid of the undknown. We are in our comfort zone, amongst many other reasons, so it is a very difficult and very hard thing to do, but when we do allow change to invade our lives, then, like the army says “we will be the best that we can be”!
Now we are in the 21st Century, the 2000’s what are the changes that you are going to make for your future because the The Sky is the Limit!
October 21st, 2006 at
Change is both exciting and scary. I sometimes look at the changes that have happened in my short life and recognise that it is a part of living. Its the pace of change that can sometimes be daunting. Bring it on but sometimes I wish it would slow down.
August 24th, 2008 at
Peter and Coolbreeze,
Thanks for adding to the article. I really appreciate it!
Chris,
Thanks for your comments as well. I think a lot of people will be able to relate to what you said.