Cloud Riding

Today

I'm riding the clouds to

PA

for three days and three cities

of speaking there.

Whew, buckle your seat belts

here I come to a chilly state I'm thinkin'.

Coffee is hot, the four-leggeds have noticed the suitcase by the door ... They are staying close as I enjoy them and the coffee preparing to leave for the airport.

Thinking this morning of the only constants in life,

that of CHANGE...

Change is constant. As we live life richly, we are changed. Growth can be a painful process. Sometimes we change on purpose. Sometimes circumstances, events, life experiences change us without our consent. We may not like to admit it but, change can sneak up on us. While we are busy living, subtle influences impact us. The people we spend time with, colleagues at work,

family, friends, attitudes and situations.

Each influence our behavior, our beliefs, our habits.
This is a bit of a quagmire. We want to allow only the changes we choose or cause, yet there are times when we reflect on who we are, and what we have become and find ourselves perplexed.

When did this “happen?”

What has brought me to this place in time?

Who am I?

What happened to the me I used to be?

"Most people can look back over the years and identify a time and place at which their lives changed significantly. Whether by accident or design, these are the moments when, because of a readiness within us and a constellation of events occurring around us, we are forced to seriously reappraise ourselves and the conditions under which we live and to make certain choices that will affect the rest of our lives".

 Anonymous

So, are we really making conscious choices? Are we even aware of these subtleties in ourselves? I see this most clearly as I observe usually buoyant people lose their resilience. Kind and caring people become jaded and less unselfish. I think we must pay attention to these changes in ourselves, no matter how small. We owe it to those we love to probe a bit and reflect the changes we see in them, whether good or not. If we speak with kind words, to ourselves, and the people we care about, we can explore these changes. We can make choices for ourselves. Perhaps we will readjust our attitudes, or become more self-aware.


If we make a choice to change, to grow, we can work toward that end. If we allow ourselves to change without purpose, we may become less or different than we desire.
Know that while change is inevitable, we prefer mindful change when it comes to the person that we are. The values we hold dear, the behaviors we like and admire in ourselves.


Even purposeful change can be a bit bewildering. Sometimes we set out to make one change and find that many shifts in our thinking or behavior has taken place. This change may be what we were after, or, well, something altogether different.


But change we do.


 So lets do it with the intent that we will arrive exactly at the place we want to be.


Yes, it may be a journey.


 It may be a challenge. But remember who we are. Take charge of who we intend to be. Be aware of the changes, the influences, and there consequences and rewards. It goes both ways.
Growth and change can be the wings that allow us to soar. Life does indeed change us.


Sometimes without even a bit of help from us. Sometimes for the better.


Sadly, sometimes for the worse.


 Let us be sure that the change we desire is the change we allow. Our brain is remarkable, it likes consistency...
"A brain that receives mixed messages will leave you with mixed messages"... Be clear and consistent in your messages that you give that brain of yours!




We are meant to be all that we intend. We are capable of causing the changes we desire. We are stewards our own lives. We must govern the changes, or be governed by them. Purposeful change is invigorating, is uplifting, and in fact, marvelous. These are the changes I wish for us all.


STep UP, be your best, in all that you desire, want, and dream ... >YOU are worth it... The change(s) are yours, buckle your seat belt... Life is quite the ride!


The fire is burning brightly with thoughts on the winds to all, all who gather here, and all who know who they are.


STOMP > rejoice, minute by minute that you are here.


Walk In Beauty,
DRSES
http://www.drsherryeshowalter.com/