I love the idea of change because it’s the only way things will get better.
If everything stays the same, then everything will stay the same.
And can you imagine living another 15, 25, 50 years with the parts of your life that aren’t the way you want them?
How long have you lived with them already?
If you are anything like me, it’s definitely been too long.
We think that we have to make trade offs. People have always told us we can’t have it all.
I believe you can have it all and the only trade off you have to make is to replace your level of comfort with some discomfort.
Because change makes us uncomfortable. It’s unfamiliar and we don’t know how things will play out.
Not knowing how things will play out will make me so uncomfortable at times that I feel sick to my stomach.
And then I wonder if it’s worth it.
In those moments we have to remember the pain of staying where we are at, and if the change is worth the risk.
Sometimes the risk isn’t nearly so bad as you think…. and sometimes there is a different way to achieve what you want.
Just for today, imagine the change you wish to make and allow it to manifest in whatever form it needs to.
Maybe you aren’t the right build and height to play professional sports (and that’s your dream), but maybe you can be the water boy, or own the team, or be the photographer, or referee, or scorekeeper.
There are many ways to be involved in the game of your choice and once you decide, don’t let the fear of change, the uncertainty, the uncomfortableness, or the nausea stop you from getting there.