What shifts within us is just as important as what changes around us
Sometimes things change, and it isn’t quitting—it’s letting go. No matter how much love and grief are involved, we owe it to ourselves and to whatever or whomever holds meaning in our lives—whether it's a person, an object, a memory, or even a dream. Change brings the new, and the new inevitably takes over for the old—unless the old can be incorporated into the new. If it can, welcome it. If it can’t, thank it. It has been a part of you, and it will always be, just in a different role, with a different meaning.
The harder it is to let go, the more meaning it holds. That’s why, when decisions must be made, we have to seek out their meaning, weight, and impact. We need to decipher what is truly ours and what invisible strings might be pulling from other directions. Only then do we understand the essence of the decision. Only then does it become our decision—not someone else’s.
Once we accept the life that comes with that decision, time allows it to settle in. Slowly, our state of being adjusts. When we acknowledge change, we stir the mind, soul, and spirit. And through action, we align the body with that shift. Trust that awareness—trust that it will recognize what has changed and what remains. That is how we find our footing in the new world experience we are crafting.
It won’t be easy. The bigger the change, the more its effects can appear in subtle, unexpected ways. But over time, what once felt foreign will start to feel like second nature. Like a wolf making a new den in a new land, you will build yourself a home, a community, and a routine to flourish in.
And remember: just like a space heater, it takes time to reach full warmth. So will you.
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