Dare to change

"There is nothing permanent except change." Heraclitus

Change is the only constant in life. Everything around us and within us goes through constant change. Just look at you. Doesn't it feel like yesterday when a parent figure was feeding you and now you are all grown up and you have to cater to yourself and maybe others? The same goes for things like taste in music or food, type of conversations or relationships, hobbies, or even hairstyle.

Whether you are aware of it or not or whether you like it or not, change occurs all the time in all areas of your life. However, maybe the most important change you can deeply experience in your lifetime is your own personal change. The change that happens within you. About this, I want to briefly chat with you.

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." Barack Obama

Variaș (RO), June 2021

Life will put us in multiple situations which will call for a change. By being connected within and aware of our behaviors, actions, feelings, or triggers, we can learn that a change is needed in a given situation or circumstance. Such change will involve leaving the old version of self. For example, you could be called to change how you show up for yourself, change your beliefs, change your approach to certain situations or break the repetition of a habit or various generational patterns. It is up to you whether you will answer "yes" and be open to change or whether you will resist it. Changing your inner self is not easy and the process is far from being smooth. Once you are aware that a personal change is needed, certain amounts of courage, curiosity and vulnerability are required to proceed. It can be scary and uncomfortable to trade the known for the unknown, but it is scarier to live without exploring what that personal change can bring you.

"Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes." C.G. Jung

Change is liberation. Change is healing. Change is growth and evolution. Change sparks curiosity. Through the process of change you can discover your true self. Change brings more kindness, compassion, and love towards yourself and those around you. Ultimately, the changes you will make in your inner world will be mirrored in the outer world. The reward after you make a change that is true and needed for you, will pay off in unthinkable ways. Eventually, you will be happy for listening to your inner self and giving in.

I wish you (and myself) to see any situation which requires personal change as an opportunity to evolve and transform. Explore and dive into change. Trust the cycles of change and embrace with curiosity your journey. Make all the changes you feel you need to fully connect to yourself and allow the real you to be seen.

Takeaway thoughts and comments: Have the power and curiosity to change from within.

While not an example of personal change but an example of a situation that can bring positive change into this world is this year's World Intellectual Property Day (celebrated every 26 April) theme which is focused on IP and Youth innovating for a Better Future. It is exciting to see how young generations are supported to speak their mind and how their creativity may contribute to a positive change for us all.