Change is scary!
Oh, if you were looking for a newsflash, I apologize. 🙂 That statement isn’t news to anyone, but what I do think is somewhat newsworthy is the brain’s tendency to get comfortable with the familiar. It happens so quietly that sometimes we don’t even realize that we are making that judgment. In the quest for better health, better relationships and better living I think it is important to make the distinction between what is familiar and what is actually productive.
I heard someone say the other day that people rarely change when things are going right, but instead when things are going wrong. If we know this to be true then unhappiness is not a crisis, but rather an opportunity. I like that little mind trick. Unhappiness can be a speed bump or a springboard. The key is to choose which one you want it to be.
Mind blown with these two lines: “I heard someone say the other day that people rarely change when things are going right, but instead when things are going wrong. If we know this to be true then unhappiness is not a crisis, but rather an opportunity.”
My entire perspective has shifted! Awesome stuff!
Love those last four lines. I’ve started posting happy little reminders around my office in places that generally only I see…I’m going to copy this out and add them:
“I heard someone say the other day that people rarely change when things are going right, but instead when things are going wrong. If we know this to be true then unhappiness is not a crisis, but rather an opportunity.”
I feel like I need to get this tattooed on my forehead right now. I generally like change, but there are some of those BIG Changes that I almost pull back from for a bit. I just need to remember to JUMP!