“Change is never painful, only the resistance to change is painful.” — Buddha
Are you averse to growth? I realise the question may seem insensitive, but consider whether you resist change by staying in your comfort zone? It is my experience most people experience resistance when it occurs.
Over the coming paragraphs, I will outline how we can embrace change as a foundation for personal growth. Moreover, I will show you how growth is essential to your happiness to achieve greater fulfilment in your life.
Change is the only constant in this life. It is evident in the seasons and all living things. Therefore, to resist change means to resist the personal growth that accompanies it.
Growth is essential to human existence, otherwise, we remain stagnant and unfulfilled. As an example, one of the many reasons intimate relationships dissolve is because one party outgrows the other, who is unwilling to change.
They don’t want to leave their comfort zone and do the hard work to heal and transform their emotional wounds. To put it another way: We can learn to reframe our thoughts about change, instead of seeing it as a negative experience. We can look for the opportunities within the change and become curious about what is taking place.
Most people resist change because of the disruption that takes place. They perceive it as chaotic and experience anxiety, fear and anger. However, the initial part is often laying the groundwork for what is to come later. It is not the finished process and we should allow it to unfold naturally.
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