Each and every day we go through change in our lives. Sometimes the change is subtle and it may go unnoticed until some time later. And sometimes the change demands to be noticed and it shifts the ground below us. But change itself is inevitable. Change is the one thing in this world that remains constant. However, despite its sometimes negative connotation; change can be a good thing.
"You've changed a lot in the past few months...I'm not sure exactly, you're just different."
Someone who I am pretty close said this to me not too long ago, and it caused me to reflect. Of course, the first thing that came out of my mind was "What? How? No I haven't". Because of this label that comes with "change" I was quick to try and defend myself and who I am as this stagnant individual. However, with more reflection I was able to look back and I saw this change within myself.
These past six months have jumpstarted a lot of changes in my life. Personally the catalyst for my change was being hurt by someone. But see, there is a beauty in change; and in pain too. Realizing I deserved better changed everything. And not just relationships and future plans; everything changed. This "new me" that was pounding at my door was demanding to be experienced. This new me was going to be the ever-changing result of a lot of hardships and triumphs, good decisions and awful ones. Even the most delicately crafted and intricate sandcastles on the shores eventually crumble back to the sea. Somethings are not meant to last forever, your current self included.
Through the past six months, I was able to grow and evolve myself as a whole. I learned a lot, not only about myself, but also about the world around me. I learned the importance and downright necessity of change. Things that don't evolve, shift and grow; are dead things. For this reason, we should not fear change. Instead, we should embrace it.
Everyone has to go through something that has changed in such a way that they could never go back to the person they once were.
Whether you are thrust into the forcefield of change by a person hurting you, a new surrounding, or if you are gradually evolving into a new person; change is okay.
