NEW BEGINNINGS....Day Six

January 6th....’NEW BEGINNINGS’...Day Six

Yesterday I focused on number one on the list of eight things to quit in the new year. Today I’ll be focusing on item two. 

The second thing on the list is ‘fearing change’.  

Are you a person who likes things to stay status quo?  Are a person who feels ‘if ain’t  broken, don’t fix it’?  Do you dislike changes?  Do you feel skeptical about changes?  Many of us do at one time or another.  

For years I would be apprehensive about new procedures with jobs.  New ways to do things. I wondered if could I learn them quickly. Perform the job at hand. I’ve always been a person who needed to do a job hands on instead of being taught.  Show me what to do, explain the process while doing so, then let me give it a try.  Reading instructions was and is always something I do not care to do.  I want to do it; best way I’ve learned to do many things. 

Recently I downloaded the Photoshop app to my phone.  I read the instructions on how to create but decided to just do it by trial and error. Yes at first I was a tad afraid I’d do something wrong but I kept positive.  I’m still in a learning process after few months but trial and error has been helpful. 

Many have fear of being alone and will stay in a relationship though we should not.  What is the worse thing for you? Staying involved in a toxic relationship that may cause you mental and physical harm; or having a fear you’ll be alone but better off? 

Change is a way of growth. Change is a challenge.  Change can sometimes make some tasks easier also.  This past year I was apprehensive on the way my trash was collected.  I liked the thought I could put out my own trash container or use trash bags placed in front of my residence.  Our town then decided all residents would be issued receptacles to place out on the designated day; which was also changed. We were given a recycling container also. I wondered if the container would be big enough and what if I had more items than it could hold. I decided not to let it stress me out. I just went with the flow.  I like the convenience of rolling the receptacle out to the front and roll it back after the trash collected. I don’t have to carry heavy bags to the collection area. 

One way to beat fear.  Just sit back, ponder why you’re afraid of the change, take a deep breath then just accept it.  Go with the flow. Don’t be afraid of change. Change is good.  It keeps you on your toes so you don’t become complacent.  This year let your fears go.  Think of them as a balloon filled with helium; release the balloon so it goes up and away disappearing from you forever.  You never know, something good may come from the change. For me it sound contrite, but changing trash pick-up day and method has made it easier for me.  

Until tomorrow....it’s Monday the beginning of a new week and perhaps a new you.