Whoever you are, you are not alone. I, myself, hate change.

It could be any kind of change. It could simply be a friend of mine showing up ten minutes late, moving into a new place, having to create a whole new school or work schedule. However, I think most dread friendship, relationship, or economic change. The things that really catch you off guard.

If you are anything like me, you crave a sense of stability, which is crazy for a 21 year old to want, but it is true. I function about ten times better when I have a reliable schedule. I’m not so much excited for school to be back in session, but that I now have scheduled times to look forward to seeing my friends at least once a week.

Unfortunately though, our lives are changing every day. The things that you planned out strategically in your head now don’t even resemble your original thought.

But if I’m being honest, if I could go back and tell myself anything from the start of high school, until now, I would tell myself to not be so afraid of change. In change comes so many ways to better yourself and learn more about who you are. Over the years, I have accomplished things that even two or three years ago I never would have even entertained the thought of doing.

Change is sometimes the not so gentle push we need in order to get out of our comfort zones and not remain stagnant. Don’t get me wrong, losing friends, changing your major, or having to get a new job is never fun. In the long run, these events are what make us grow and enable us to see what we are truly capable of. So no, don’t hate on change, because most times it is try to put us in a better place.