21 Jul Life’s About Change. Here’s How I Learned to Navigate It.
One of the most helpful things I’ve learned as I’ve aged, and hopefully matured and gained a bit of wisdom, is that denying or trying to fight the inevitable is a losing battle; a path to misery and unhappiness.
In contrast, accepting reality is much more likely to lead to happiness.
And if there’s any reality that’s inevitable, it’s change …
via Thrive Global by Karen Swensen
I am a purger by nature. I do it to clear my closets and clear my head. There’s satisfaction in letting go. But every once in a while, I can’t. That’s how I know what to keep. Treasure. Pursue. The same applies to ideas and dreams. The whisper that can’t be silenced, must be heard.
Life’s about change. It was the voice I couldn’t ignore. The mindset that, once I finally embraced, transformed the way I approached life and helped me discover joy in the present, no matter the circumstances. It’s why I left the job I loved as a broadcast journalist and anchorwoman to spread news of hope, instead.
Life’s About Change seeks to help people navigate life’s challenges in three ways: offering gifts of intention made to inspire, celebrate, comfort, and encourage; partnering with artisans whose stories are as inspirational as the gifts they create; and sharing the stories (on lifesaboutchange.com and the “Changing Chapters” segment of the Today Show with Hoda and Jenna.) of “Life Changers,” people who’ve successfully navigated life’s changes and are still smiling and standing.
All change is challenging. Even the good kinds (marriage, parenthood, new jobs, big moves) are stressful and keep us on our toes. But the tough ones—the diagnoses, the unexpected hardships—they can bring us to our knees. We all face change, and most of us waste a lot of time fighting it or chasing it. I did.
Life’s About Change was born in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the storm in which we lost our home and everything we owned, our dog, and way of life. (And make no mistake, others lost much more.). After that blow, I took a job as a morning anchor in Boston where I interviewed the brothers who founded Life Is Good, the t-shirt company made famous by its positive outlook.
I remain a huge fan of the company that indirectly inspired my own, but that day I drove home thinking, “Life isn’t good. It stinks. What do they know?” Looking back, I was driving down a dark road.
Fast forward to New Year’s morning 2009. I woke to the giggles of my daughter and husband. And it hit me—more like a brick than an epiphany. What was I doing with my head under the covers? I had a happy child, a loving spouse, a roof over my head, c’mon! And in that very instant, my …
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