Changing is a part of life. Change is good but it feels uncomfortable and scary. Comfort zones are pushed, boundaries are crossed and change happens. It is upsetting when things change, yet it is exciting and exhilarating.

Things can change at the drop of a hat or take all the time in the world. Life can change in one day or a week or a year. Accepting that things change is really half the battle. Learning that it’s okay to change as a person is difficult but it’s what is necessary to grow. Growing without changing isn’t really growing up is it?

It was not one instance but many that gave me the idea that my life is changing and had changed. Being in the same situations with a different mindset than before was a big indication. Having gone through some of the same things but feeling different about it made me wonder about how much I had changed.

I am less concerned with things that I thought really mattered. My values and priorities have changed. They’ve matured like I have. They won’t be the same as they were when I was in high school or even in the last year of college.

Looking back, all of what I have gone through has been a set up for big changes in my life. Mindsets, thoughts and outlooks can change and life can still be good. That is hard to grasp because I don’t enjoy change in the slightest. I don’t enjoy the beginning of change but will get used to it in time.

Letting go of how I think things should change and how they actually change is difficult but necessary. It will all lead toward a bigger purpose even if it’s hard to see that in the moment. Having the patience and knowing it will all be for the better is key for me.

Change happens. I can’t go back and reverse it, nor should I try, right? I am on a journey of self-discovery this year and nothing and no one can stop me. Change has to be part of the journey. I have discovered changing is okay. Changing is a part of life.

If things are changing around you, let them. You’ll grow and become a better person because of it. Let the world around you change into better than you could have ever imagined. I think it’s probably worth it.