Change.
Everything changes.
Everyone changes.
Life is a whole lot easier when you accept that fact and do not pretend otherwise.
Said another way,
The only permanence in this world is change.
Everything changes except change.
Is change an enemy to you,
Dear one?
Do you resist it?
Do you thwart it?
Do you try to outlast it,
Run away from it,
Avoid it?
Do you battle for the status quo?
Ever catch yourself saying to someone you love and admire,
Don't ever change?
That is a kind of death sentence right there.
You even try not to change yourself.
You get in a rut and stay there.
You feed addictions to stay comfortable.
You take fewer risks thinking that speaking up,
Speaking out is just too dangerous.
What you do not realize is the high cost of your comfort zone.
Comfort is a danger zone.
Being comfortable is like treading water,
Like just surviving.
You may not drown but you sure aren't going very far.
Being comfortable keeps change at bay,
Safe in the distance until it sneaks up behind you when you are not looking and scares the daylights out of you.
Being comfortable says,
Go ahead,
Write my obituary even though I'm not dead yet.
I have done enough for the people around me and for my country.
Find me right here in my comfort zone 24-7.
Don't ask any more of me.
I'm done giving.
When the heart stops giving,
It dies and so do you.
Might I suggest that you consider embracing change instead of holding tight to your comfort zone?
Might I suggest that you put making a difference ahead of comfort?
Might I suggest that you champion the changes our country needs instead of leaving it up to someone else?
Real freedom being fully free happens when you toss aside your comfort zone and say,
Yippee!
Not in a reckless way,
Self-care is important,
But in a way that you free yourself from self-imposed cages that limit who and what you can be.
Be a yes to change.
Our country is waiting for you to be who you can be,
Who you came here to be.
We are delighted we can count on you.
What changes are you willing to embrace?
