Remember writing in someone’s yearbook in high school? Something along the lines of “You rock! Don’t ever change!”
The perfect little quip for a yearbook.
But some people seem to have taken that phase very literally. Some people are resistant to change. They want things to always stay the same. But they never really can. Change is the only true constant in our lives, other than death.
I’m assuming that if you are reading this blog that you are not one of them. That you are someone who wants to grow and change and elevate yourself and your world.
So being an agent of change, it may be confusing when we’re dealing with someone who is so reluctant to change and grow. How is it that they don’t see how their world can improve by stretching and growing?
Well, change is scary. And people may fear being left behind. It happens. And they may fear having to face their own bullshit. And change it. All scary.
There are a lot of reasons that people want to march in place, but really none of the reasons matter. What matters is that they want to mark time and you want to move forward. Which creates a form of dissonance. And most dissonance yearns to be resolved harmoniously.
So what do you do?
March forward anyway. Be warm and loving with those who wish to stand in place, but move your life along. They won’t understand your need to change any more than you will understand their desire to stay the same. Resist their siren call of sameness and continue to expand yourself and your world and your life.
And remember…you rock! Always change!
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