what change asks…
April 22, 2013
What change asks of you…
change reveals what you care about the most
change checks your perceptions and judgments
change makes space for you to fall apart, then asks you to get it together
change shows you the path to grieve
change asks you to take a chance or risk
change calls us without our permission
change invites you in… and out
change asks you to stretch in ways you never planned or imagined
change asks us to honor our needs
change invites power or let’s you be the victim, it tells you to decide which one
change surprises you
change leaves no where to hide
change knows our secrets and even the parts we haven’t discovered yet, like our resolve and tenacity
change asks you to widen your heart
change connects our shared humanity
…and whether we survive, celebrate or fight it, it always wins…and where we find ourselves and souls in the midst of it is up to us.
Kindnessgirl 
April 22, 2013 at 9:31 pm
This is perfect. Thank you
April 22, 2013 at 9:34 pm
oh shit. You just punch me in the heart.
again.
April 22, 2013 at 10:51 pm
“change asks you to stretch in ways you never planned or imagined”
Oh, but does that one line sing to me. Change is challenging whether it’s for good or ill. I’d never thought I’d be where I am now & can’t imagine where I’d be if it hadn’t been for change. Sometimes it’s settling slowly, comfortably into change like a warm bath. Sometimes it’s being buffeted and shaken about like a strong gust of wind, or sucked underneath like a riptide. Eventually you come out into a gentle breeze or calmer waters. And hopefully there’s chocolate nearby!
April 23, 2013 at 3:04 am
“change asks you to widen your heart”…This one spoke to me. My elderly father is currently _very_ poorly and in recent weeks I have occasionally felt my heart tightening with fear and a sense of darkness as I think about his suffering and the future for him and my mum. Perhaps rather than constricting, I need to try and relax, breathe and open up into the experience.
Thank you.
April 23, 2013 at 5:18 am
Thank you.
April 23, 2013 at 5:55 am
Beautiful. Thanks!
April 23, 2013 at 6:43 am
I’ve never been comfortable with change. I like consistancy, but in the long run I’ve learned that consistancy can also lead to being stagnant. I always seem to fight change, but once I give in and know it’s going to happen regardless of how I feel, I accept the change and it is usually for the best. My heart is with you Patience!
April 23, 2013 at 7:25 am
I want to thank you for making such a staggering admission. When you share a-ha moments and epiphanies like this it allows other to learn from a place of joy and love instead of pain. If nothing else, that in itself is a blessing. Keep on being a beacon.
The love in my heart salutes the love in your heart.
April 23, 2013 at 8:49 am
Thank you! Needed this today. HUG. The only consistent or constant is change. Most of the times I embrace it. Right now working to help my Mom embrace it too. She has anxiety (moderate to severe) and that makes Change a real Challenge for her and for those around her. Thank you for providing perspective. HUG HUG HUG!
April 23, 2013 at 9:14 am
Change is scary for me! This put it in a little bit better light :0) I know that the times that I have gone ahead and let change happen, instead of fighting it, it has always been o.k. I am in the middle of some big changes that are going to be life changing, and it scares me to death to think that I may be making the wrong decisions! But a change is needed, and in my heart I know it will be for the best! But wow!!! Why does it have to be so hard??? I am going to read this again, and maybe again! ha Hopefully it sinks in that change is good, even if at first it really hurts and is scary! Everything happens for a reason, and change is going to happen ….. I guess I need to embrace it! Thanks!
April 23, 2013 at 10:35 am
ohhhh…I feel all of you. I don’t like certain kind of change, I loathe it actually…just learning how to find myself in it and my power. Thanks for sharing yourselves everybody….it reminds me that we have each other!!
April 23, 2013 at 4:29 pm
You had me at “change”… Thank you for helping me see beyond the change.
April 23, 2013 at 8:21 pm
I like and need change, but I also find that I only like the change I welcome and invite in. While I always do appreciate the change that comes uninvited in retrospect, I don’t always welcome it in the heat of the moment, so I really like this line: “change asks you to widen your heart”.
April 25, 2013 at 4:25 pm
Thank you Patience. I feel like you were talking directly to me. This is all very true, not just for me, but for anyone who is going through change. I really do appreciate your kind and truthful words.