Every day things in our lives change. Whether these things are big or small, they have an effect on us. Reflecting upon whether I am more for change or more for a steady, stable life, I have one answer. I am neither.
I know I am certainly not the person who likes to do the same thing every day. I crave change in my everyday life and often can get easily bored with life if I do not have constant change.
I use to believe that change was a bad thing and fear it because, without it, my life would never be bad, (or so I thought). I have been through so much in my life, my brother’s death, my dad leaving, and so much more. For the longest time, I felt as though I never would catch a break from the constant bad things happening to me. Until one day my perspective on change, well, changed.
Change is not always a good thing and not always a bad thing. After a while, I got used to the constant changes in my life and began to worry. I believed that without constant change or events occurring in my life, people would find me boring. I would not say that my change in perspective was a good thing because it brought constant worry to my life and mixed with the fear that I have of being abandoned by people. I’d like to say that I have outgrown this fear of change, but truthfully, I still fear it occasionally. I fear that if I am not going through consistent changes, I will not seem as interesting to others and ultimately not be seen as “enough.” This fear is something that I still work on every day and will continue to until I have outgrown it.
Change is neither a bad thing nor a good thing, what it is, is new perspectives, new opportunities, and new experiences. I know I am not the person who likes a stable life with no change because it drives me to boredom. However, I question whether I can handle constant change.
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I agree that change can be either good or bad. In my own life, I can think of plenty of examples of both. I also agree that finding a balance between constant, drastic change and boring stability is important. Constant change can be overbearing and tiresome, whereas no change ever can make life feel boring.
ReplyDeleteThis was a very interesting post. Its really interesting to think about of changes in our life can be considered good or bad. One thing I have realized is that changes in our life often lead us in a path of learning and growing and makes us better.
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