13 Ways to Embrace Change
I have been an avid reader of Neale Donald Walsch’s books for some years now. He is the famous author of more than 20 books including the ‘Conversations with God’ series.
Walsch is a survivor of hardships, including a time when he was homeless, didn’t have work, and had to find food to survive. Then, he challenged himself with a higher power he called God and managed to change his life. He is an inspirational speaker, author and counselor now with a huge fan following.
Currently, I’m reading his book entitled When Everything Changes, Change Everything. The minute I started reading this book that my daughter bought just the other day, I was very intrigued, yet again, with his ideas, suggestions and positive vibes. He uses “in a time of turmoil, a pathway to peace” as his sub-title. I have just read a few chapters only and I want to share the following highlights.
He writes:
- Change, whenever it occurs, doesn’t have to be a crisis, even when it involves money, relationships or health.
- No one is ever alone when changes happen.
- We need to reach out to people we trust, be it a friend, family member, counselor or coach, priest, rabbi or guru.
We all know that change is the only constant there is. Usually, we get shattered when there is a major change or constant change. Perhaps we expect things to remain the same. There are many feelings and emotions that can come up for us, such as sadness, depression, fear, or discomfort. Walsch suggests that after these thirteen changes he is suggesting we embrace, we will be able to turn our life around. We can go from:
- Fear into excitement
- Worry into wonder
- Expectation into anticipation
- Resistance into acceptance
- Disappointment into detachment
- Enragement into engagement
- Addiction into preference
- Requirement into contentment
- Judgment into observation
- Sadness into happiness
- Thought into presence
- Reaction into response and
- A time of turmoil into a time of PEACE
However, he warns us that facing change is not easy but there are tools, which he is providing for us to use for this change.
I will share more as I continue to read further, digest the information and use the tools he provides.
Wishing you all the very best of the festive season. If you’d like to learn more about Neale Donald Walsch, check out his books on www.NealeDonaldWalsch.com. Other resources he gives for people who are having difficulty in living an authentic life are www.Free2BU.com and www.cwg.com.
Written by the inimitable Dr. Margaret Cornelius, guest blogger.