new time, new place

I have often wondered why we are so averse to change. Most folks avoid it like the plague. Those who are not so adamantly 'anti', will approach it with equal measures of optimism and trepidation. And then there are the rare few who embrace change as one might embrace the changing seasons; ever eager for what they have not yet experienced.

Once upon a time, I was among the latter. I wondered this great country with wild abandon, always looking for new adventures, always certain of my abilities to adapt. I roamed like the bison, smelling and tasting and laughing my way into the wild unknown. And then...something happened. Not sure what, exactly, but something. Something that changed my perspective just the least little bit. Something that made me less sure of my adaptability. Something that put me into the second category: equal measures of optimism and trepidation.

It is a wondrous thing to finally see how one's perspectives, and subsequently approaches, have changed without one's awareness of said changes. Like one day you were "this way" and the next day you're "that way". It's freakin' weird! But once seen, it is a fairly simple process to choose which way to go next. Doesn't take much to tweak. Nor is it a painful process. It is simply a matter of saying to one's self, "Okee dokee. This is where I am now. Where do I want to go next and how would I prefer to make that move?" And then, VOILA! Choose and GO. Yep. It really is that simple.

That is not to say it is easy. Because for some folks, it can be a paralyzing choice. For some folks, it is as if they were choosing life or death. That's how complicated they make it. Which is really too bad. Because if one approached change as a child approaches new adventures, everybody would enjoy the hell out of it. So it makes me wonder: why do we make such a big deal about change, when change is as essential as breathing?

Whaddya think?

acceptance

Acceptance. That's the word of the day. Acceptance in all it's mysterious glory. How do we get there?

One moment at a time.

Really. That's the secret to acceptance.

ONE

MOMENT

AT

A

TIME.

Simple as it sounds, it's really a matter of just letting things be as they are. Rather than going through all the angst and misery of

'well, if only....'

'oh how i wish....'

'maybe if I just.....'

and all the rest of the resistant thoughts we struggle with, when we get in that place of wanting things to be other than they are, we instantly create a wall of anxiety and resistance and plain ol' ickiness in the gut.

NOT fun.

NOT productive.

And most certainly NOT GOOD FOR YOU.

It's fascinating to feel the shift when you finally let go of all that "if only..." crap. Because when it comes right down to it, "if only" is utterly useless. As useless as guilt. No good ever comes from it. Instead, when we just step aside and observe what IS...without getting all mired down in our self-pity and ego-based fears, things are really not so terrible at all. Being in the moment has been reduced to a cliche at this point, but the fact remains that when we actually live in the moment, we are much happier than when we try to forecast or revert back to some previous time. The future isn't here...the past is a goner. Let it go, already! Hang your hat right her, right now. Look around at the bounty of beautiful energy that surrounds you. Appreciate what IS.

Yea. It really is that simple.