As fall approaches, it’s inevitable to have things stay the
same. Someone told me that it’s the springtime – winds of change – that he sees when life alters. For me, I find the fall to be that time. It’s the beginning of a
new academic year, and although I am no longer in school, I still feel like I
am on that schedule. I suppose having my birthday in September also marks the
change, another year completed, another year to look forward to. After
graduating, the amount of change that has occurred in the last 5 months is
amazing. New address, new job, new opportunity to be a better me, finding
myself, creating myself. Other things have changed; my parents don’t need such
a big house anymore. The kids aren’t living at home, everyone is growing up and
life throws curve balls. It’s going to be weird, no doubt, but I truly know
it’s for the best, and I have a feeling it’s going to be better this way. It’s
uncomfortable to adjust a lifestyle, even tougher when you aren’t so mentally
prepared for it. I’ve also realized it’s incredibly silly to be attached to
such material things.
Life stops when change does. I’ve learned to
trust the world and accept what comes my way because I truly believe that “everything happens for a reason.”
I woke up in the middle of the night the other day and, in
the dark, aimlessly grabbed my notepad and pen and wrote down what was on my
mind. It was about change. Today, I attended a yoga class I was not planning on
going to until my originally planned yoga class elsewhere was cancelled. I had
to get my yoga in for the day, and I tried someplace new and a new technique
really. At the end of the class, the teacher read an excerpt that was about
life and change. At this point, I knew the theme in my life must be about
transformation, adjustments, change. I couldn’t just be thinking about it randomly.
(Absolutely nothing in life is ever random in my humble opinion, including
spontaneity). There was a reason I thought about it a few days ago, so after
this reading, I was insanely inspired to go to the park to write this blog post
about it. I simply wanted to share with you all how change is taking place
in my life.
The excerpt was from the book “Journey to the Heart” by
Melody Beattie (which I just purchased on Amazon) and I hope it inspires you as much as it has inspired me on this
beautiful, late September Sunday. When I find that quote, I will be sure to share it.
**Be open to change - it's usually for the best. And if it's not for the best, then it won't happen. Trust your intuition, & if it's something you can't change then remember, everything happens for a reason.** That is basically what I wrote in the middle of the night...
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