Language of Letting Go - April 18 - Accepting Change
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Language of Letting Go - April 18 - Accepting Change
You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go
Accepting Change
The winds of change blow through our life, sometimes gently, sometimes like a tropical storm. Yes, we have resting places - time to adjust to another level of living, time to get our balance, time to enjoy the rewards. We have time to catch our breath.
But change is inevitable and desirable.
Sometimes, when the winds of change begin to rustle, we're not certain the change is for the better. We may call it stress or a temporary condition, certain we'll be restored to normal. Sometimes, we resist. We tuck our head down and buck the wind, hoping that things will quickly calm down, get back to the way things were. Is it possible we're being prepared for a new normal?
Change will sweep through our life, as needed, to take us where we're going. We can trust that our Higher Power has a plan in mind, even when we don't know where the changes are leading.
We can trust that the change-taking place is good. The wind will take us where we need to go.
Today, help me, God, to let go of my resistance to change. Help me be open to the process. Help me believe that the place I'll be dropped off will be better than the place where I was picked up. Help me surrender, trust, and accept, even if I don't understand.
From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie ©1990, Hazelden Foundation.
Accepting Change
The winds of change blow through our life, sometimes gently, sometimes like a tropical storm. Yes, we have resting places - time to adjust to another level of living, time to get our balance, time to enjoy the rewards. We have time to catch our breath.
But change is inevitable and desirable.
Sometimes, when the winds of change begin to rustle, we're not certain the change is for the better. We may call it stress or a temporary condition, certain we'll be restored to normal. Sometimes, we resist. We tuck our head down and buck the wind, hoping that things will quickly calm down, get back to the way things were. Is it possible we're being prepared for a new normal?
Change will sweep through our life, as needed, to take us where we're going. We can trust that our Higher Power has a plan in mind, even when we don't know where the changes are leading.
We can trust that the change-taking place is good. The wind will take us where we need to go.
Today, help me, God, to let go of my resistance to change. Help me be open to the process. Help me believe that the place I'll be dropped off will be better than the place where I was picked up. Help me surrender, trust, and accept, even if I don't understand.
From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie ©1990, Hazelden Foundation.
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Change will sweep through our life, as needed, to take us where we're going. We can trust that our Higher Power has a plan in mind, even when we don't know where the changes are leading.
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I have to narrow down the process of change another step than this. Sometimes it has to be as simple as "acceptance," or, "trust." I cannot use the "place I'll be dropped off is better" approach because even that somehow puts limits on my experience.
This is because I'm going through some challenging aging phases and also watching elders approach end-life issues, family members having life-threatening health events. "Better" or "good" doesn't necessarily mean something positive in the traditional sense. (It may be I'm just getting bogged down by semantics, too.)
This reading just doesn't go quite far enough for me right now. But I appreciate the sentiment and intention behind it. I can realize wherever I go my higher power is there and there is more to be learned.
Thanks!
This is because I'm going through some challenging aging phases and also watching elders approach end-life issues, family members having life-threatening health events. "Better" or "good" doesn't necessarily mean something positive in the traditional sense. (It may be I'm just getting bogged down by semantics, too.)
This reading just doesn't go quite far enough for me right now. But I appreciate the sentiment and intention behind it. I can realize wherever I go my higher power is there and there is more to be learned.
Thanks!
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