Waves of Change

 The only constant thing in life is Change. 

Let me tell you something about me, I am the type of person that hates change, I love to play it safe and curl up in my own comfy box. But that is not how life works.  

The past year was heavy, on all of us, specially me, a lot changed, I lost people that meant the world to me, I had to be my own safe place, to pat my own shoulder and well, the most difficult part was to face my fear of change, stop denying it and actually accept it.

How?

You'll find plenty of books, podcasts and life coaches guiding you through "Embracing change" and "Learn to adapt" bla bla bla, now don't get me wrong, these guidelines are great for some, but for those of you who are more realistic, like me, will find it hard to catch up. 

From my experience, there is no specific way to accept it, when change hits you, it just does so allow yourself to feel whatever comes, allow yourself to feel the pain, the grief, the agony and acknowledge that everyone grows at his/her own pace.   

A butterfly is one of the most beautiful creatures, it can fly anywhere it wants with charming wing patterns, spreading smiles on people's faces whenever it passes by. But it was not always this way, once it was a cocoon, immature, shy, resting with no risk, however, the butterfly can't stay inside its chrysalis its whole life, for where it is now does not serve its purpose. 

See? My cocoon was good for me for a certain time, but staying there will not serve me in any way, and if I do not step outside of it, I will not live the life I was intended to live. 

At the end of the day, it is my choice, to stay where I am, a prisoner of fear or a warrior, standing tall in the waves of change, to finally realize that in those waves, I actually found myself.