Change is not merely an event; it is the very fabric of life itself. In every moment, we are offered the choice to evolve — to release the old, embrace the new, and become more of who we are meant to be.
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Change is essential to life. Either we change, or we stagnate; we die. It’s unavoidable. If this truth causes stress or anxiety, it may stem from the mistaken belief that anything in life is permanent. Remember: you will “die” — so go ahead and get on with living.
We control our choices, actions, reactions, the information we consume, and our perspective. But resisting change or clinging to permanence only invites stress and stifles growth. Embracing change and allowing ourselves to adapt is the key to healing, fulfillment, and living authentically.
You taste it all: laughter and tears, bliss and boredom, the slings and arrows of existence. What never changes?
What never changes is the constancy of change. You can always depend on it. Change is absolutely trustworthy.
— Jeff Brown
Popular culture often tells us that happiness depends on specific forms of success. Dr. John Demartini observes that much of our distress stems from two fears: losing what we seek and encountering what we wish to avoid. These fears reveal conditioned beliefs that limit what’s possible.
True power lies in releasing expectations and surrendering to the process. This means accepting life as it comes, just as it is. It’s not about being passive or giving up; it’s about maintaining clarity of purpose while letting go of the illusion that we control how our desires manifest. Our higher self — the greater essence of who we are — knows what makes our hearts sing. When we trust this innate wisdom, everything relevant to our journey unfolds in the best way for where we are now and for everyone else.
Resistance to change restricts flow. Distrusting life’s dynamic, ever-changing nature is ultimately a distrust of ourselves — and by extension, the intentions of others. This distrust keeps us on guard, creating resistance that accumulates in the mind and body, impeding their natural processes of healing and renewal. But when we trust life implicitly, we adapt organically, allowing healing and transformation to flow freely.
This is a call to embrace vitality and the full spectrum of being: excitement, passion, meaning, purpose, tears, joy, laughter, rage, and, above all, love. None of these exist without a willingness to change.
Change, or die.
Mutatio est vita, resistentia mortis
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“Wash Away” from Fleshwound