I Don't Like It And I Can't Do It

Have you ever heard someone say that ever? "I don't like change"  "I can't change" " I'm too set in my ways" and so on and so forth. The reasons we don't or won't change are many.

The World/God/The Universe/La Pacha Mama (whoever and whatever you believe in) has a sense of humor and threw us the nuttiest curve ball EVER!!!

Enter COVID19, for us here in London 3 months of lock-down.  Immediate changes. ALL LIFE as we know it started to happen at home. Work, school, entertainment, courses, fitness. You name it was happening in your house and online.

People who before told me they hated video calls, couldn't be arsed with Facebook, please never talk to them about your home-based business, were open for all of the above and more.

Let's fast forward to today and 4 months later wearing a face mask is normal. Here in London signs about social distancing are everywhere and even if you're not wearing the mask or social distancing you notice that these new norms are obvious.

So I'm sometimes flippant about why we resist change. We're never resistant about the seasons changing so why do we resist changes in our personal life, especially change that would be good for us in the long run.

Trust me over the last 3 months, I've done more than my fair share of 21/31 day challenges in just about every area of life you can imagine. The truth is not all change sticks, but I'm definitely learning and I feel like I'm building a muscle that has made me more flexible for change. Especially change that serves me.

SIDE NOTE:

I'm a huge fan of Dr Joe Dispenza and he says this one thing that I do my best to remember when I'm working on making changes in my life.

"You can learn and change in a state of pain and suffering, or you can learn and change in a state of joy and inspiration! The choice is yours"

Why change? What's the point? It's not exactly easy, right? 

The last 3 months have taught me that we are all totally capable with the right motivation. That that motivation can be external, as in the government/society said so and we did it.

It can also be internal as in, "I'm sat here at home I might as well, what do I have to lose"?

I don't know about you but I've been on this personal development and growth journey for a while now and sometimes my old programming to feel wronged, hurt, right (because of course I'm right and you're wrong).  All that shows up and the more enlightened version of me is nowhere to be found. I either have to check myself or one of my Angels come along with love and respect and remind me of who I truly am. 

Let's face it, it's easier to be the best version of yourself when life is good and your children are acting like they have sense. When the World around you and life in general is filled with uncertainty, challenges and struggles that's when the best version of you really counts, if you can summon him or her that is.

So why change?
Well I guess If you're happy where you are there's no need, right?
The thing is that for me I'm not interested in change because there's something wrong with me. I'm interested in change and growth because the more I shift and grow and learn I realise two things.

Firstly, I realise I don't know what I don't know and there's no point pretending that I do.

I have a very smart 12 yr old boy, that is always willing to call bullshit if I pretend to know something I don't.
Secondly, there's always more. I mean really it's incredible there is always more to learn. There's always more that we're capable of and more that we can be, do and have.
Yes I know maybe it's cliche but I think a cliche often has a level of truth.

So I don't have any earth shattering answers, only some food for thought.

“It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. 

It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.”

                                                              ~Mark Twain

Until the next post/time Happy Growth Games.



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