26/08/2019
WHY DO PEOPLE RESIST CHANGE?
Change is hard for everyone. Why is change one of the greatest attitude obstacles you will ever face?
After all, doesn't progress or growth require change? We can't move forward and stay the same at the same time. Yet we resist change. WHY? let me tell you;
People resist change because of personal loss, fear of the unknown, and because the timing could be wrong. Change is resisted because of tradition or it feels awkward. Change will happen whether you like it or not, because without change there can be no improvement. I urge you to make a commitment to pay the price for change. It must happen within you before it can happen around you. Remember, it's never too late to change, no matter how far you have gone on a wrong road, turn back. I leave you with a poem by Dick Biggs
Will I Master Change, or Will Change Master Me?
Life's turning points are as sure as the tide
Just a matter of when, so why not decide?
To embrace these transitions as ways to grow
'Tis folly to ignore what you already know.
Make a vow to adapt to the crisis of life
There's no reason to suffer more stress or strife.
Quite often change becomes a blessing in time
While making you wiser in pursuit of your prime.
No change is impossible, no one is exempt
You can step out in faith or shrug with contempt.
Life comes in cycles, no two are the same
To claim nothing's new is a naive game.
Some change is impractical, some things must endure
You need worthwhile values, so profound and pure.
Plus a noble purpose to guide you each day
And give life meaning as you forge your way.
But most things do change, it's a natural law
You can believe this is truth or stand there in awe.
It may be uncomfortable, it may cause pain
Won't a regretful heart be a greater strain?
With every change, there's an outcome to bear
So accept the challenge, for life's seldom fair.
Be willing to risk and you're bound to find
More courage and strength from a positive mind.
Be bold, be daring, be receptive to change
For most things are better when rearrange.
Get out of the rut, seek a new vitality
Move beyond the old to a fresh reality.
Ah, life has turning points, they won't disappear
Rise up to greet them and conquer your fear.
The choice is simple, it's as clear as can be:
Will i master change or will change master me?
Afeez O. Alawonde
