NaturallyResilient

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Yesterday I talked about what I see as a worldwide change going on. But worldwide change is based on many individuals making changes.

Look at your life. Do you see a pattern to the changes that go on? I have noticed a 7-year pattern in mine. About every 7 years or so, I see a change in some aspect of my life. It may be a job change or a physical move or even a major shift in my thinking but each change starts me in a new direction.

So when life starts to get difficult, I just remember that change is just around the corner. This is something we need to be teaching our teenagers. One of the reasons for so many suicides is that the person does not see a way out of a situation and they never realize that change is coming. If you don’t like the situation right now, just wait and it will change.

I remember reading a story of a man who had grown up in a family that moved every year due to the dad’s job. What this man had learned from his mobile life was that he could put up with anything for 6 months to a year. He knew that change was coming and if he did not get along with a teacher he did not stress out about it because he realized he would be out of there in a few months. This made his hardships bearable all through life.

I think that is a major life lesson that all of us could benefit from. Don’t get too stuck in the now as change is a given and it will come.