What Happens When We Strive For Change?
Change Is Impossible Without Pain. Like Alexis Carrel Said: Man Cannot Remake Himself Without Suffering, For He Is Both The Marble And The Sculptor.
Many of us have purchased the self-development book that we want to read and change for good.
Many of us might have purchased a gym membership to exercise and change for good.
Many of us may have hired a professional mentor for valuable support to improve and change for good.
Many of us may have taken the first step to change for good.
But, like the rest of the world does to “New Year Resolution’, we might do the same thing: abandon the change in the process.
It is easy to change in mind, it is easy to plan the change but the pain that the change demands are seldom endured by some. Many abandon the journey of change due to the transformation that it demands.
Reading seems easy when deciding to read. However, compare with binge-watching a favourite series, suddenly reading seems like lifting a heavyweight.
Change seems easy in the initial phase. However, many of us fail in the second change of implementation.
If we want to lose weight, the motivational posters might spark our imagination to exercise daily and lose the extra baggage of weight. However, the effort that it requires makes many of us content with the kilos of extra baggage of fat that we carry.
Sculpting out of the former self to a better self requires us to bear the sharp pain of a chisel. We have to untangle ourselves from the web of comfort that surrounds us and make us inapt to leave for good.
If we want to change for good, we must be ready to leave our comfort zone for good.
There will be some pain, however, the suffering is optional.
We might have to let go of binge-watching the favourite series for the sake of a self-help book.
We might have to let go of the taste and spicy foods in order to lose those kilos of unwanted baggage around the waist.
We might have to let go of the mindless scrolling of social media walls to utilize the time in some creative and constructive way.
We have to choose pain but discard suffering to change for a better self.
Otherwise, the world is full of mediocre people who choose the comfort inside their comfort zone.
The following are the quotes regarding the change. Hope it helps you to bring about the change that you want.
‘The measure of intelligence is the ability to change’ -Albert Einstein
‘The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude’ -Oprah Winfrey
“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” -Jimmy Dean
“There is nothing permanent except change.” -Heraclitus
“Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t.” — Steve Maraboli
“Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.” ― Wayne W. Dyer
“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” ― Steve Jobs
“Change may not always bring growth, but there is no growth without change.” ― Roy T. Bennett
“If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behaviour.” ― Katherine Hepburn
“Change your thoughts and you change your world.” ― Norman Vincent Peale
“No matter what people will tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” — Robin Williams
One of the Sanskrit quotes that would help you with the change. स्वात्मानं जानीहि — Know Thyself.
There will be a time when we will fail to bring about the change we want. However, remember that failure is not when we fail but when give up. Just Continue who knows that a change may be just around the corner.
