Bring Peace Not Pain new blog post

[Suzibpnp]

Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches, letting us
stretch and grow and reach new heights. ~Pauline R. Kezer


We cry out for change…yet what do we resist more? How is it that
innately we are such creatures of conformity yet our instinct is to
be agents of change…how do we manage the two…how do we empower
ourselves to make the needed and desired changes. There are many
kinds of changes...but for the most part they fall into two categories…
the ones we desire and implement and the ones that affect our
external life yet we have no control over. For now we will focus on
change that we desire…change that we hope will enrich our lives.

What are the changes we want to see...in our own lives…our
relationships…our communities? What are we willing to do in order to
enact that change? Do we believe that the identified change will
warrant the time/energies taken to achieve the change? How will we go
about it? What are the tools needed to support the endeavor? What is
our game plan? When at first of blush of things not working out as we
had planned will we have the will to persevere? It is in the answers
to these questions that we will find the basis for implementing our
changes.

As daunting as a plan of change can be…it is also most invigorating…it
is reminder that we hold the keys to our destiny...that we can achieve
our desires.

They say Spring is the time of renewal, a time of new growth, of
change…I however believe that fall is the true season of new
beginnings…of fresh starts. Perhaps as the air thins and the light
sharpens, vistas previously blurred by the summer sun’s haze, are now
easily with in our view and with such clarity, contrast and
brilliance. For many of us fall brings that same precision and depth
of sight inward…to how we see ourselves, to see how far we can go, to
see the plans and projects we previously abandoned and neglected as we
embraced the allure of summer and life outside, we see again with
renewed energy and zest.

If we take that clarity of vision and like a child on the first day of
a new school year, think mainly of the new opportunities, yes, last
year was important, its lessons provided the foundation on which we
continue to build,…it is from here that we begin anew.

As a child September was a time of fresh new notebooks, razor sharp
pencils and books that still hold the smell of the ink. It still is …
our lives are like those new notebooks…the notebook itself, it’s
cover and binding ... is the current structure or framework of our
life, but the blank pages …our future…ours to create and enhance. The
pencils…the tools we will need to ensure success. The books are our
access to knowledge, self knowledge, acquired knowledge and yet to be
acquired knowledge, and our willingness to open them.

Like a new student full of hope and energy, look at the situation you
are choosing to change, look with clarity and honesty and form the
list of the changes you wish to make, then arm yourself with the
proper tools… a road map, clearly highlighting both your starting
point as well as your desire destination… your itinerary, when and how
you will be implementing the needed steps…a clear understanding of the
importance of the change, a firm belief that you are capable of
achieving it, a vision of your life when the change has taken place,
and access to any and all knowledge you have that will aid you in your
success.


So as fall arrives, and the stores are stocked with shiny bright new
school supplies…shinny new hope, hope that this will be the year…the
year I get all my homework done...the year I make the A team….the
year I pay attention in class…that this will be a great year,….LET
THIS BE YOUR YEAR…your season of CHANGE…Change that YOU design!!!
Good Luck…Suzi

www.BringPeaceNotPain.Blogspot.com