Every day life moves forward. We can or cannot control what is going on around us or even to us. I have found that mostly we cannot control it. Life keeps going and things keep happening. Some times we need to get off the wild ride of life and watch it for a while maybe even go to another slower ride just to catch our breath or even choose to stand on the other side of the fence and watch for awhile (but not too long).With any change life hands us a Clean Slate or a Blank Sheet of Paper - it depends on how you look at change. I am famous for saying "Change is Difficult" mostly because I am not too fond of change but I am beginning to understand that without change there is no room for growth - without change you can become stuck.
Change can be refreshing, like a Clean Slate. A fresh start to do something completely different and maybe even fun. The clean slate effect comes in to play when we are in control of the changes in our lives. These are scary times but can be exciting as well.
Change can be yuck, like staring at a Blank Sheet of Paper and not knowing what to write. A paralyzing and ginormous task with no way of knowing how to begin or begin again. The blank page effect comes when change happens to us completely out of our control. These are scary times and usually never exciting. These are the times when we can really get stuck and they are usually accompanied with being angry, resentful, frustrated and afraid.
The challenge is turning that Blank Sheet of Paper into a Clean Slate. Looking beyond the fear and possible bitterness to the idea that change can be good. That change, whether our own doing or brought on by outside forces, means we can get off one ride and go on another and maybe it's time to even choose a new park altogether - to start over someplace fresh and new. All we have to do is change our views and be brave enough to move forward and buy a ticket.
Next.
Magda
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