Adapting to the Changing Tides, "You are Exactly Where You are Supposed to Be"

We all have a relationship with change.

It's important to value creating and maintaining a healthy relationship with change. Which often only comes after we recognize the fallacy in control. We crave control. All the while life laughs at us, because in truth, there is very little that falls within our realm of control, ever.

There are those who have enough of a sense of predictability in their lives that they might beg to differ. But then life hits, and like the survivalists we each inherently are, we adapt.

Having the ability to brace for change almost seems like impractical advice – change moves so quickly, it’s hard to think that we have the generosity of time to prepare.

And while we may feel unprepared for this change, all change, I’ve learned that the changes that any of us encounter is an indication of readiness, whether you felt ready for what that change brought on or not.

We are exactly where we are supposed to be.

No change is accidental, coincidental, or a stroke of good or bad luck.

It simply is what it is.

There are people that I knew before that I had thought I would know forever – and now, I can thank time for that change. If time had not created room in my life for new than there would have been so much of the last few years that I would have missed. Unexpected moments that turned into core memories, earthshattering connection, and peace… Feeling a deep and grounding calm, that all change is of service to me if I allow it to be.

What are the changes that you’ve normalized that were once the dreams that seemed far out of reach?

There is so much in our lives now, that simply did not exist 5 or 10 years ago.We can get so caught up in the loss that is inherent in our personal growth and evolution, we lose sight of the beauty that those goodbyes and closed doors brought into our life.

Change as a constant current

When I think about the tides of change that swept my life up by storm, I have such deep gratitude for every dead end and missed opportunity. There were many. They not only made me who I am, they are the reason why I am where I am in my life right now.

And life is far from perfect, there is still wreckage to sort through that the storms have left behind, but there is so much beauty birthed in the ashes. Still so much hope and anticipation that is infused in who and what remains.

Who would have thought, that the hardships in life have such a role to play in highlighting what needs to change? Who would have thought, that is in struggle, that you begin to see who needed to leave, and what you holding onto, that was in its own way drowning you.

Change is the catalyzer to the growth, healing, and transformation within us, preparing us for the people we will meet, for the moments we will have, and the memories we will make.

The past no longer exists, and the future is uncertain. Yet, so many of are stuck in a past reality that keeps us from soaking in the beauty that is the present. Focusing on closed doors, banging our heads against walls that are hard as stone. Closed chapters happen for a reason, and even if you don’t understand it, you give yourself freedom to experience something new, just in choosing to accept and embrace it.

Change.

All around us and within us, we are in a constant flux of change.

We have the choice.

We can be grounded like earth, fluid like water, weightless like air, or powerful like fire when confronted with change. Allowing the tides to mould us and not break us.

Rather than hold on to a fragmented past reality that feels easier to cling to, why not take a leap of faith? Recognize that some of the best experiences that await you are uncensored, unfiltered and far beyond your realm of control.

It’s about time to start seeing that as a good thing.

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