The key to change is to let go of fear . . .

I am not a fan of change, but then again who is? No one likes getting uprooted from their life, whether it be comfortable or not, and getting moved or shifted or shaken. Although, I can't help but wonder, is it really that significant? Each new year offers a chance for change- we like to call it a new year's resolution. Each end is just a new beginning. Take the end of a school year, for example. Yes, it's over and we've got to keep moving on- getting older, developing new friends, pursuing new dreams- but does it ever really change that much? The sun still rises in the east. The moon is always surrounded by stars. The tide keeps cycling through. The rhythms of life do not change, and ultimately maybe all we need to do is get in tune with those rhythms. So what if we can never get rid of our baggage? So what if we decide we need to reach our potentials? Maybe the key is basics. So maybe instead of fearing this change, this uprooting from our little boxes.. maybe we should take time to notice the little things: the newly bloomed spring, the laughter with friends, even the pains and struggles. Because really, ultimately, we are nothing more than the rising sun in the east, the moon surrounded by stars, the constant tide rolling in over the sandy shores. Maybe all we need to do is listen to these rhythms with our heart and not our ears- and maybe we'll be okay.

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." - Marianne Williamson