Change

At this moment, I am in the process of filling out a job application. I got to thinking about what I'm doing and how the last time I filled out a job application, I was 16 years old...16!!!!!
I was a sophomore in high school...no concept of anything

Really this blog is not necessarily about filling out job application
Although a new job is a small change, before we realize it, change does overtake our lives in a big way.

By nature, I am as sentimental as they come. I like to hold on to what I've come to know. I never really have embraced change and had a hard time accepting it.
However, as I've gotten older, I've found change all around me. The very essence of who I am has transformed before I realized it.

It is inevitable...we change....

Who we are
What we say
How we act/react
Our wants and desires
The way we live
The way we think
The way we observe
The way we see ourselves
Our likes/dislikes
How we look
How we relate
How we love
How we communicate
How we open our hearts
The definition of our worth
Who we associate with
More importantly I believe..Who we don't associate with

I've come to find in myself that my immaturity and self-inflated and self-serving idea of who I am and what I want is withering away. I don't want to be doing the same old thing with the same old people. I want people in my life who will be the catalyst for change...
I want growth, maturity, refining, and molding to take place in me. I don't want to be known for who I was a few years ago. In a few years from now, I don't want to be known for who I am now.

The one verse that seems to reverberate when I think about this is
Ecclesiastes 7:10:
Don’t long for “the good old days.” This is not wise.

There was a time that I was in constant thought about how awesome it would be to go back to the good old days.
I have to stop myself and ask why??
I love where I am at and the path I am taking. The people I've met. The relationships I've gained. The perspective I've received. My definition of who I am.
This is where I want to be without a doubt.

If you'll consider this... evaluate who you are and what you want to become. Who do you associate with? What are your goals?
Don't be afraid to embrace change