Jun 18 2008
The New Door…
Well, it’s been about one month since I walked through the ‘new door’. What a wonderful change to my life. Why are we so afraid of change? Change allows for the new to enter our lives. Fear holds us back from being the person we have grown to become, to experience life to it’s fullest. An interesting part of this change is running into all the people from my past when I was involved in the sailing/boating world. It feels as though I am coming full circle to a time many years ago when I was truly happy, and people have been really noticing the change in me. (Gee, I never thought it would be that noticeable… ). It’s all part of growth. I’ve been through years of challenges that have caused me to look at life differently, to assess what is important. I feel as though I am on the backside of that wave now, surfing and resting for a bit, just enjoying life. I’ve been meeting some wonderful people and reconnecting with people from my past. I’ve lived in Mystic for 28 years now yet it is only recently that I am seeing and experiencing living here with new eyes and feeling.
“Everything seemed different to her, as if she had just arrived and needed to visit the museums, the historical monuments, the fashionable bars and restaurants. It’s odd how, when you live in a city, you always postpone getting to know to know it and usually end up never knowing it at all.” (Eleven Minutes ~ Paul Coelho)
So again, why are we so afraid of change? Change requires TRUST. Trust in the Universe. Trust to follow our hearts. Trust to chase our dreams. Trust to believe.
Yes, we’ve all been hurt, burned, betrayed… what an awesome lesson that life provides us, if only we take the time to reflect and discover the lesson that has been given to us. Chances are these lessons have been given to us to show us how important it is to live in the moment, to just experience life, NOW. And, to be true to our Self. If we live in the future, we live with expectations. Does that mean we shouldn’t have dreams? No. To have a dream provides direction, an intention to the Universe. To SURRENDER that dream is to TRUST.
Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes.)
Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself”
With love,
~Tania
“Change requires trust” Also trust in ourselves! For me i think that is the most difficult part, trusting myself.
And I think for most of us, the fear of change is because of our comfort zones.. much easier just staying where we are, not moving forward, not changing, because of fear, and because of no trust in ourselves!
Nice post!
Hello!
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I love this post. I have written a couple of articles about surrendering to the Universe in my blog. It is not an easy thing to do, but it is then that the Universe will unfold for us.
I love your blog.
Paula
Change requires TRUST! I love this, it’s so very true. When we connect with that trust, trust to change and live in the now, it’s overwhemling the amount of beauty and life that opens up right before our eyes. It’s as if a curtain is drawn and suddenly we see the vivid colors of life, the beautifully sewn tapestries, the richness and warmth of EXISTING IN THE NOW. And we began to realize what it means to be truely alive and that it’s ok to let yesterdays self (which no longer exists) fall away with all it’s baggage. This is freedom, this is living, this is trust, this is change. Thank you!
Dear tania, I am happy to hear, that you have mastered your change. Your personal strength has found your way and what a wonderful post you wrote here. Thank you.
Tania,
I really appreciate your thoughts. I agree we all suffer the abuses of life to one degree or another, and that they help us grow. I, too, am at a place where I have greatly reduced the negatives and enhanced the positives. Most of the time, I am able to trust that I’ll be okay. When I find myself in the sadness or resentments of the past, or the anxiety and fears of the future, I know to get myself back to the here and now. I so enjoy living in the moment now. I totally know that feeling of rediscovering not only myself, but people, places and things that are around me. They are gifts and blessings that have been there all along, waiting for me to be ready for them.
You sound content. I am very happy for you!
Ferd.