Why are we so resistant to change?
A few weeks ago, during mass, Fr. Stephen in his homily talked about how we as humans are supposed to change. He discussed how we aren’t meant to stay in one place, how we are constantly called to do challenges.
I believe this. It’s hard sometimes because it’s easier to stay still, to stay where we are. And yet I hear so many people say they aren’t happy with their lives or certain aspects of their lives. Yet they won’t make those changes, take those steps to go forward and do something about it.
I used to say that I was constantly forced out of my box, to do things new or building on the steps of what I had already learned. I have made this choice in my life. I won’t say that it’s easy because there are times where I don’t necessarily feel like I “fit” into my life, the people in my life, or whatever it is I’m doing. It’s like I make the changes, I try to heed the call of what I’m being asked to do to go forward, but then suddenly the box doesn’t feel right. And that’s because I have changed.
Sometimes I post how I feel things are moving forward, after feeing stagnant for some time, and yet during that time I also sense that around me my surroundings aren’t matching up to the changes. It’s a push and pull as I go forward, as I shut doors to open new ones, as I seek to find where I really want to be, who I want to be.
It comes with challenges and it’s supposed to. Making change doesn’t mean it’s easy. After all, if it weren’t, most people would make changes rather than staying right where they are. What I do know is that it’s worth the journey when you look back and see how far you’ve come.