Don’t Fear Change, We All Need To Shed Our Skins To Grow
Nothing stays the same forever and this is a good thing
Change is scary.
Change has been on my mind lately, as I’ve had a fair amount of it in recent years. I suspect as a result of COVID-19 many of us have.
We all function within different comfort zones. But even the most daring of us may fear change. Especially big changes. Change brings uncertainty and confusion; it creates instability that causes us to feel unsafe.
Our brains are programmed to protect us. But they can sabotage us by feeding into our fears and tickling at our anxieties, leaving us reluctant to change. And so we keep on trudging along in life. Not necessarily happy, and certainly not fulfilling our potential, but comfortable and safe in the knowledge that at least everything is familiar.
Change is terrifying!
But you know what I think is scarier than change? Not changing!
Wasn’t it Einstein who said:
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”
Hopefully, this conversation we are abou…