Change

Change. Even the word in itself can cause many to brace and prepare for the worst.

Some say change is the only constant thing there is. Maybe that is partly true. Change is also inevitable.

Some change is good and welcome. Usually, this is the controlled and expected change. Maybe you graduate high school or get married. Those things can be good. You usually see these coming.

Often, its the change we don't expect that can be the most unwanted. When we can't see it coming, plan or prepare. That is unsettling, unnerving and undesirable.

It's when a the dentist you feel comfortable with leaves the practice.

It's when your company tells you their doors are closing.

It's when your route to work has a detour... a long detour.

And these, these are the milder changes. There are some with much harder consequences.

Sometimes; however, even the hard and unexpected changes have the best results. Maybe the new dentist is better. Maybe the new insurance offers more. Maybe the detour shows you new places, things, and a really good coffee shop.

That's not so bad.

So, maybe the thing to do is to ride change out like a wave.

Maybe, the change is challenging. Maybe, it shakes things up. But, maybe things needed changing. Maybe a too well worn a path unearths rocks.

Maybe we get too comfortable.

All things stagnant wear away as the waves of change comes. Instead, if you are the one moving you are the one that moves the waters.

If you seek change, grab it by the horns and seek it like a surfer going after a wave- then when a big one comes they dive in ready to go.

Yes, in the ocean of change there are baracudas and sharks, but even swimming with the sharks can be a rush.