I sometimes search
outward for things that qualify me as a person. But, I always go inward for
that which quantifies me for greatness.
As
human beings we are ever evolving from the time we are conceived, until the
time our spirit leaves the body in death. Sometimes there is growth, and
sometimes decline. But one thing is absolutely certain, change is always
happening.
Because
we are spirit living in human flesh, that which is unchangeable by my
definition—Spirit—is forced to enter on a pathway of time where change is not
only necessary but inevitable. This is where the strange dichotomy of life
begins and why we as spiritual beings are so resistant to change: Because by divine nature we were not meant
to change. But on our human path, we are forced to.
The
creation of something new from the change or metamorphosis of something already
existing is as old as time. When leaves from deciduous trees fall to the
ground, they make mulch and fertilize the ground for the next year. Coal is pressurized over thousands of
years to make diamonds. The
irritant, a grain of sand in an oyster changes to a beautiful pearl. Existing
water from floods and swamps evaporate to form clouds, which eventually produce
rain, which make crops grow, then feed the world. So, also from the sometimes-battered wreckage of our past,
something new and wonderful is being created right now in the world, in you… in
me.
Step One: Recognize That
Change is Inevitable
Have
you ever heard that saying, “I’m like a picture, developing from the
negative”? The truth of this
statement in your life is the genesis of our journey together toward effective
and necessary change.
I
wish for you to experience joy daily.
But I don’t think joy can be experienced while a person is resistant to
change, because change is always present and always knocking on our door, every
moment, every second of every day. Not one moment in time exists without the
next moment in time forcing it to become history. Change, therefore is
inevitable, it is an integral part of life.
Sometimes
when I receive a phone call from one of my crazy friends, and I know by the Caller ID who it is, I’ll answer the
phone: “This is the Betty Ford Center for Inevitable Change! May I help you
become less of what you want to be and more of what I want you to be?”
If
you’re one of my close friends, you’d probably expect that I would lead with something
pithy or smart ass. The truth, though, I truly feel like my life… our lives…
are here on this earth for an evolution of sorts, which definitely involves
change.
You can be one of those people who:
Ø gets coerced
into change by harsh life experiences,
Ø one of those
people who has drama all around pushing you to change,
Ø one of those
people who has a huge, catastrophic life experience that forces you to change,
or
Ø you can be
open to change daily, and ultimately be happy about your path to the cross,
which I think metaphorically is the death of something that no longer serves you,
making room for the grand newness to follow.
Personally,
I prefer the latter. I don’t like
to fight. Never have. I’m certainly not about fighting an unproductive battle
against reality. Which one of us can plan what truly happens today and know
with certainty our plans will happen exactly as we intended?
I
can think of many things that look negative on the surface, but hiding beneath
the surface is something new and wonderful. I remember one specific instance, an impending operation. I
knew that I needed an operation on my foot. It was a simple procedure, but
there was pain involved to get to the place where I would be feeling better. I
didn’t want the pain. In fact, after having had the surgery, had I known how
much pain I would have been in, I may have opted not to have the optional
surgery. However, now that I am healed of the pain, I am now thankful that I
went through the misery of the operation to take care of my discomfort in my
foot. I’m sure you can think of hundreds of things you have done in your life
that on the surface, you may not have done again, but as a result, you
benefitted.
I
look forward to you sharing this series on change and the way of the cross.
Part two will follow tomorrow.
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Bo Sebastian is a Hypnotherapist and Life & Health
Coach, available for private sessions to QUIT SMOKING, Lose Weight, New
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