The Challenge of Change

The challenge of change…
These are no doubt challenging times for all. No matter what you are faced with, change will always be the only constant in our universe. It is interesting how often we resist change. Look how much we push against it, try to push it back and keep it away until finally the only option left is to CHANGE. Why do we resist? Why is it so difficult to just go with the flow of the river of life? What is it about us that thinks that swimming upstream will have a good outcome? What has kept us stuck in a pattern that clearly no longer serves us? It’s simple…it’s our perceptions, how we relate to the world, ourselves and each other. It seems we are happiest when things stay the same, status quo, predictable and "normal". Not because it’s good, but because it’s what we are used to, it’s what we know.
Change can be challenging – we have habits, personalities and a mind that keeps things in place. Does it have to be this way? No - of course not. But that’s the challenge of change. The old way is comfortable and cozy. The new path is uncharted and wide open. Anything could happen - which is exciting and nerve racking.
You are being called in this very moment to let go, take a journey inward and discover your life’s purpose – "change". If I told you that in order to fulfill your life’s purpose you’d have to become someone completely different, how would you respond? Scared? You bet! But for many of you it would resonate that, to stand in your fullness and be all that you are meant to be, you first must CHANGE! In my work as a Life Coach, the most difficult thing for people to do is to let go of a relationship – especially if it is one with their self. It’s an old way of being and relating to who they perceive themselves to be. A habitual way of showing up in the world, over and over again, until it is no longer by choice. It is something that just happens – we then lovingly call that thing your "personality" – and identify with it as though it were a real part of you. So let me ask you, what are you willing to let go of in order to evolve and move toward the new you in this moment?
Take a moment and think of how many things have changed in your life against your will to get you here? It wasn’t easy to arrive at this current moment. There were challenges, hurts, upsets, victories and joys…there was a lot of change. Without it, you would never have gotten this far. Be grateful for the shifts, changes, and challenges of your life. It is what led you here.
The challenge drops out of the change the moment a new commitment shows up. So what is it for you? What are you committed to? How committed are you? Do you just sort of want it or are you willing to move mountains to get it? Are you open -- are you ready? The challenge of change is in the way we resist the cycles of our life, the various stages, the old and the new. Change is the only thing we can count on. Ride it out, like a surfer rides a wave into the shore. Don’t resist it -- see where it takes you. It’s an adventure. It’s called your life and "change" is the fuel.

Love and light,

Trish Kapinos
Inspirational Speaker and Life Coach
www.4gvie4peace.com