Yeah yeah yeah.......

The specter of change builds dread in most of us.
We fear the effects on our personal lives.
We lack faith that the impending change will benefit us.

Only time can assure us of that.
And it will, just as every change we've survived up to now has done.
Changes are gifts, really.
They come as hallmarks to our present attainments.
They signify successful growth.
And they announce our readiness for more growth.

How we struggle to understand this, and how quickly we forget it once we have adapted to the change.
The struggle is then repeated the next time change visits us.

We long for permanence, believing it guarantees security.
If we were to experience total lack of change, we'd find death.

Life is challenge, continued change, always endurable and growth enhancing. We can reflect on what's gone before, and trust that which faces us now.