Nothing changes if nothing changes.... <3

Change is scary;

It’s anxiety provoking and uncomfortable and stressful and can really bring about intense emotions, feelings, and thoughts that most of us would rather not have 

oftentimes making the task of embracing change quite a challenging one.

The uncertainty of the unknown that lies ahead terrifies us and we cling to the past with every ounce of our being hoping that maybe just maybe if we cling hard enough, we’ll be able to stay. We’ll be able to stay there, living in the past where everything is certain. 

Where love, connection, familiarity, and structure lie. 

Because that’s all we want. 

But here’s the thing, we also want to grow.  

We want to leave our mark on this world. We want to make a difference. We want to learn and experience and love and live and travel and grow.

And if we want to do all of that then we cannot stay in our past. 

Instead, we must welcome change and new beginnings. 

Like flowers, we must adapt to our changing environments 

And 

like butterflies, we must be brave enough to become something entirely new and magical.

Because in the simplest sense,

nothing changes if nothing changes. 

Rebirth and change are necessary to our lives. 

The clinical definition of death is cessation of change. If we are not changing in some way, shape, or form we are, in essence, dying. 

So in fact, change is good.

It’s natural. 

It’s normal. 

It’s part of life. 

It’s necessary. 

Without change, we stagnate. We don’t grow. We become complacent. We get bored. We do not have the tension and conflict we need to become who we were always meant to be in this life. 

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. 

So to the beautiful soul reading this, let this be your reminder not to resist them; but to embrace them.

Let this be your reminder to

let reality be reality. 

Let this be your reminder

to let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

And should you ever find yourself lost, overwhelmed, or scared,

take a deep breath and listen to the gentle whispers of your heart, it will always be there to guide you to where you need to be.

May you never forget that your true compass lies within the steady beats of your own heartbeat. 

May you affirm that it’s okay to feel scared or unsure or even a little lost right now if you’re going through a period of change.

Adjusting takes time.

May you know that you’re not alone. 

May you know that you’re really brave. 

May you know that you are embarking on amazing things and taking next steps to becoming who you’re supposed to be. 

May you know that you’re going through an inevitable, necessary, and beneficial phase of your life 

And may you always contine.

May you always push through and keep going..

With tears in your eyes, angst in your stomach, and fear in your heart, may you always, keep going and going and going and going and refrain from looking back.

Because as Socrates once said,

“the secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new” 

Plus, your future needs you, your past doesn’t.

-Yours Trulee <3