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Written by patrick lindsay On May 28, 2018

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LIFEPAUSE POST #36

ACCEPT CHANGE

Some people don’t like change; change couldn’t care less. We live in a world of ever-increasing and constant change.

Nature reminds us that change is not an interruption to life, it is life. Nothing remains unchanged for long in nature: seasons turn, growth follows shedding, renewal depends on transition.

When we align ourselves with nature’s rhythm, change feels less like a threat and more like a process.

When change is inevitable, our freedom lies in our response to it.

Accepting change is not the same as liking it. Acceptance allows energy once spent on denial to be used for adaptation.

Acceptance is the willingness to learn new rhythms, to let go of what no longer fits, and to remain curious about what might emerge. In that openness, resilience grows.

Change exposes our attachments. It shows us what we’ve been relying on for certainty, identity or security. It invites us to grow beyond what once defined us.

When we stop fighting change, we discover that it has been shaping us all along, preparing us for what comes next.

“No man ever steps in the same river twice.” Heraclitus (535-475 BCE)

LIFEPAUSE POST #37

ENJOY THE SEASONS

Nature never apologises for its cycles. Leaves fall. Light fades. Growth pauses and begins again.

Throughout it all, beauty abounds: in bare branches against winter skies, in soft early mornings, in the promise of a spring breeze.

Sure, there is joy in our favourite season, the time of year that feels like us. But life doesn’t remain there, no matter how much we long for it. Seasons move on inexorably, inviting us to move with them.

Each arrives with its own mood, lessons and gifts. Happiness grows when we allow ourselves to be present with that season.

The seasons remind us of the benefits of rhythmic change, that life is not meant to remain at its peak indefinitely. It ebbs and flows, rests and renews.

Our patience grows naturally when we live in step with the seasons. We learn that growth can’t be rushed, that endings make space for beginnings and that waiting is often part of becoming.

To enjoy the seasons is to trust in the cycle, in the world around us and within us. It’s to recognise that each phase of life, like each time of year, has its purpose.

“To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind
than to be hopelessly in love with spring.” George Santayana (1863-1952)