"I may be changed by what has happened to me, but I will not be diminished by it."
----Maya Angelou
How many of us are comfortable with change? I'm not. I just got a new Iphone. I was a Blackberry girl. I loved that Blackberry. My poor phone was 2 years old, had survived multiple drops and even sat in an inch of water at the bottom of my purse once. It was time for a change.
My new phone is fast. It's sleek. It has amazing capabilities. When I think back to my younger years, I would've LOVED a phone like this. It holds a copy of my Itunes, takes clear pictures, allows me to search the internet, email friends, keep up on social networks, holds the LDS Hymn Book, scriptures, and has very cool apps. But it has been painful to learn all of these new things. I've been uncomfortable at times and know that my brain is rerouting information in a new way. Now I know how my students feel when they have to learn about subject-verb agreement or complex sentences. Ouch!
There was major change when I got divorced. There was more change when I got remarried. There is change in every new calling, change every year at work, and change in my body as it ages. There are changes (both positive and negative) in my children as they grow. I used to embrace change as a new, exciting path in life, until some of the changes really hurt. Now I am more careful. I look forward to some changes, but am hesitant to really embrace them.
Change is inevitable though, right?
I like the quote from Maya Angelou above. Changes will affect me, but I can choose to be diminished by them or not. It's up to me.
Copyright 2011 Corrina L. Terry
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I don't mind a little change in my life, now and then. Otherwise I get rather bored.
ReplyDeletePhones last longer if you don't use them ;)
ReplyDeleteMy cell is 5 years old and going just as strong as ever, if I remember to turn it on. I guess we're pretty resistant to change around here. We replace things from time to time, but don't have the heart to actually get rid of the old ones. It's getting a bit crowded...
Love, love, love my Blackberry. Changing to an iPhone may be on the list, but not yet as my Blackberry is still rocking it! :) I hate change. I admit it. Your post is "write on!"
ReplyDeleteI'm different I think in that I love change. But I still don't own a cell phone, so I'm not sure what that actually says about me.
ReplyDeleteYou got an Iphone! Sweet, let's talk apps, I have several favorites!!
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