As is expected, I am resistant to change. However, everything changes. As the old adage says, the only thing constant is change. It usually seem I've just settled comfortably back into life when the winds of change blow again. Usually, it's not until after the page has been turned that I see the benefits of the change. the funny thing is I spend a lot of time and energy wishing and hoping for change. I seem to live my life waiting for change, for when school is over or when I have a better job, instead of living in the now. So I suppose I see change as a double edged sword.
I have learned some tactics for embracing change more readily. One of which was even discussed in the book, so I must be on the right track! My preferred tactic for change is planning for change. If I am in control of the change, I always feel better. I can make my list, check it twice, and see the progress of the change. This same process works if I am not the one in charge of what is being changed as well. As the book points out, when I am included in the process I feel that I my opinion is valued and therefore, I am valued as well. It also allows me to plan, making the change to which I am resistant a little bit easier to handle.
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