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LIVING BY DESIGN NEWSLETTER
by Leslie Karen Sann, MA, LCPC
V5, #6
April 5, 2005
IN THIS ISSUE
Making
Change Your Friend
Quotes
Practically Speaking
Wonder Questions
MAKING
CHANGE YOUR FRIEND
Meeting the Challenge of Change, Part 1
Not only are we human beings, we are also human
becomings. We are continually in the process of change.
Up until the past 100 years or so, our world and the
people in it moved at a much slower rate. We noticed change more gradually
if at all. With modern technology and global communications, change has
become a predominant force in all of our lives.
Life is about change. We are constantly being
challenged by change. We are changing our careers, our relationships, the
way we do business, our roles as men and women, our politics, the way we
relate to our planet and to each other.
It is easy to experience life as if it is happening
to us. It takes skill and practice to embrace life from a place of
personal power and creativity.
We can choose to change in a particular way. We can
choose to participate in ways that impact the direction and the course of
our life.
When change comes knocking at your door - do you
hide under the bed, pretend you're not home, yell at it to go away? Or do
you open the door with a welcome and embrace knowing that you have the
ability and the creativity to respond in a way that will positively impact
your life?
If change were your friend, how might you respond
differently to it than you usually do?
Or if change were your friend, might you go out
seeking it, wanting to spend time with it?
How can we be successful in implementing and
directing change so that it serves us? How can we experience peace and
satisfaction in the midst of the changes that seem to happen to us?
How can we "make change our friend?"
This is what we'll be exploring in this series of
articles.
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QUOTES:
"The only thing constant in life is
change."
~ Chaung Tsu ~ 300AD
"The universe is change; our life is what
our thoughts make it."
~ Marcus Aurelius ~
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PRACTICALLY SPEAKING:
- Begin to notice how you habitually respond to
change. Are you an arguer? Do you hold steadfast to 'the way things
were'? Do you pretend it isn't happening?
- What price do you pay for your change strategy?
- What beliefs do you have about change? What are
your habitual body responses? What happens to your breath when change
occurs?
- Are you a person who initiates change? If so,
what is that about for you? Does it come from a place of
dissatisfaction or creativity? Are you trying to fix something or
someone, or are you initiating due to an urge to manifest something
you prefer?
- Allow yourself to notice if you relate to change
as a friend or an enemy.
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WONDER QUESTIONS:
- What does it mean to YOU to make change your
friend?
- What would you need to shift inside of you to be
able to embrace change as something that is for you rather than
against you?
- How would you benefit if you could respond to
change as if it were something to be celebrated?
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