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Putting a Finger on What You Want
Finding Change
“Nothing changes if nothing changes”
“Do you want things to change or to be different?”
“People don’t often change the way we want them to and sometimes, they never do”
Three sayings we’ve probably heard, read, or experienced, but maybe it didn’t sink in or go deep enough. You heard it but didn’t think it through. You read it, but it stayed on the surface. You experienced it, and while waiting for change, you became discouraged and figured whatever you wanted to change was never going to happen.
Well, nothing changes if nothing changes. It means whatever it is stays the same. We wait for the evolution, but most likely it doesn’t happen because we haven’t done the work or made plans to change things in our lives or it has to do with someone you’re with, or that you live with. It’s hard mulling through daily chores or work that has to be done, making a living, and there’s so much to take care of, especially family. If you are single, you have the whole load. If you are a single parent with children, you have not only the whole load most times, but double duty. You might be beating your head against a wall and nothing gets through or takes the wall down. So, stop and if you do, the wall remains, but something has changed. YOU HAVE. If you want to move, plan to. If you need…
