How well do you tolerate change? It can feel fantastic when we get a better job, or a new haircut that we love. It’s everything we ever wanted when we have a baby, or graduate school. Other times, it brings discomfort that can become unbearable.
That discomfort is resistance. Resistance to change is completely understandable in many cases, especially when we lose something. The hurt that results from that resistance may be necessary for healing. But no matter what happens, we have to accept that things are changing.
To paraphrase Eckhart Tolle, you can deny the present moment, but you will suffer. Here are 15 quotes about change to help us accept - and even embrace - new beginnings.
1. “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality…let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” - Lao Tzu
2. "Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation which is not nurturing to the whole woman." - Maya Angelou
3. “I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is that they must change if they are to get better.” - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
4. “Change is painful, but nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.” - Mandy Hale
5. “There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” - C.S. Lewis
6. “The art of life lies in a constant readjustment to our surroundings.” - Kakuzō Okakura
7. “It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.” - Charles Darwin
8. “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” - Alan Watts
9. “When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge.” - Tuli Kupferberg
10. “Resistance is never the agent of change. You have to embrace the actions that are going to get you closer to your goal.” - Ali Vincent
11. “If change is constant, then learning must also be continual.” - Meir Liraz
12. "Embrace uncertainty. Some of the most beautiful chapters in our lives won't have a title until much later." - Bob Goff
13. “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
14. “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” - Socrates
15. “Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out.” - John Wooden
Yes, change is constant. Today the leaves are green, but soon, they’ll turn. We accept this as natural and normal. What are you willing to accept today? Do you have a favorite quote to inspire a new, more welcoming perspective? Which of these quotes is your favorite? Share below in the comments!
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