5 Ways to Embrace Change

Hi
Here are my 5 steps for positively dealing with change. Change is constantly happening. Just when we think things are one way it changes. Some changes we are in control of for example, changing jobs, moving house, while others we have no contol over like someone we love dying or a natural disasters.
For so many of us, change can be very challenging.
I hope these 5 steps help you to better handle changes in your life and start to see them in a different way.

Step 1 - Change your thinking -  Start to change your attitude and thinking toward change and practice seeing it as an opportunity to grow and something to embrace rather than fear. Ask your self what is the blessing from this time of change and start to open up to seeing it as a blessing instead of a curse. Remember the old saying - when one door closes, another one opens.

Step 2 - Being Grateful - Go into gratitude for what you have right now instead of what you had before or could of had. Try to stay in the present as much as possible. We tend to dwell on the past or worry about the future when things are changing.  Keep bringing your self back to the NOW and gratitude can help you to do this!

Step 3 -  Let yourself grieve - If someone close to you has died or is no longer in your life, the most important thing is to let your self grieve and to express and acknowledge those feelings. So many of us never get the opportunity to grieve and when the next loss happens it feels even more painful. Get support and ask for help when you need it. Share with someone how you are feeling. Sometimes just expressing what we are feeling and having someone listen to us can help so much. It is also important to acknowlege our feelings and to grieve when things change in our life. When we grieve our heart can open again.

Step 4 - Celebrate the changes! I know this may sound a bit strange and difficult depending on what has changed but again it is all about having a new perspective on change. It is a wonderful spiritual practice to let go and Let God. When we celebrate something we open to the moment and see the wonder and excitement like a child would. Practice letting go of old pictures and seeing change as something new and affirm that
all is unfolding in a Divine Way now and always; because it is.

Step 5 - Acknowledge yourself for your courage and willingness to grow, learn and be more of who you are. Change helps us to do that. If things stayed the same all the time, it would not encourage us to gorw and expand. Tell your self 3 things right now you are proud of you for and then share them with your loved ones.
I would love to hear them too!
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