Adjusting to change

Change is inevitable in all of our lives. Change is often viewed as negative but can quite frequently be a positive event in someone's life. Many times throughout our lives, we have to adjust to change in some way. Either it's a pivotal event in our lives like a graduation from high school or college, changing our career paths and going into a new field, having our first child, or getting married, change happens all the time. How we react to these changes and how we respond to others when they are going through changes is essential in either learning to adjust and growing as individuals and community members, or how we become blocked. Sometimes changes are difficult for us to understand. Perhaps a partner tells us that they want to move out and no longer be with us. Maybe we lost a long-held job and we're unsure what to do next. Regardless of the event, changes make us pause, think and respond in some way. Even if we don't respond at all and chose to ignore a transition in life, it is inevitable. If we chose the latter option, we are in a stuck point in our lives and aren't growing and learning from the experience. Many times, people seek therapy because they're unsure how to respond, but they know that doing nothing at all is causing additional stress and conflict within themselves. Choosing to talk to someone about what is blocking us (or maybe we're unsure exactly what it is but have the sense that we are blocked in some way) can be a significant step in forming a plan of action and initiating our own changes-either perception changes or taking smaller actionable steps, which will help us ultimately in living a more meaningful and intentionally mindful life.

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