Everything changes...

Everything changes.  Often we forget to enjoy the change because it is difficult to understand.  Sometimes change can be scary or amazing, make you feel lost or confused, make you wonder why...

One thing that I have done over the years is try to look at a change as an opportunity.  It doesn't always make sense but every change is an opportunity.  Opportunities may not show themselves initially but we have to have faith that things are working as they should.  Opportunities are often disguised initially as painful lessons - the breakup of a relationship, the termination of a job or being overlooked for a promotion, the loss of a friendship...  Each change gives way to something new.  Often these opportunities are hard to see initially but as time progresses they become easier to see and accept.


Always remember...




As humans we often hold onto things that are familiar and by doing so we don't allow new opportunities to come into our lives.  Resentment and fear are the two biggest reasons why we forget to let go of the past and allow ourselves to embrace the next step in our journey.  When we let go of the past we allow the next thing to come into our life, we allow change to happen.  You have courage deep inside you that you are holding back when you don't let go of the past.  Each day is new and the opportunities within each day can bring together little things that can make you smile, make your heart fill with love, make you grow.  Let go of the past, the resentment, the fear and allow the change to happen.  I am the first to admit that letting go is never easy but with practice it does become easier and definitely allows for an inner peace that you are missing out on when you harbor the ill feelings within yourself.  Letting go can let you feel free, alive, joyful, and ultimately happier.  It almost sounds like a contradiction and in some ways it is but when you release the hold of the past it really is something that frees your soul to move forward.  It allows you to feel loved, appreciated, respected, cared for - ultimately it allows you to heal deep within your soul which, over time, allows others to see how truly happy you are.  

I am not one without pain in my past.  I have had a lot of pain and have suffered more than some will ever realize.  Through self-discipline, self-love and guidance I have grown to accept the past and to move on from it.  I have learned that things have happened for a reason and that  I have had lessons to learn from them.  We each go through periods in our lives here we need guidance but together we are always able to overcome the pain.  It is why we are connected to each other - to help each other.  







Love, peace and happiness to you - today and every day.  


Tina
tinajohns.cacr@gmail.com

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