Change Equals Growth

Sometimes change is welcomed, it's considered a fresh start, new beginnings, a welcomed change. Sometimes it is unexpected, something you do not expect and something that may not fill you with light but instead some darkness. Whatever way change enters your life it should be treated as an opportunity for growth. 

Recently I have been feeling change in my life both through choice and through uncontrollable change. It is important to learn to welcome these changes, after all life is about change. We are not on a train that moves simply straight, instead we are on a train, that faces bends and sharp descents but also high inclines, it has a few bumps on the way and you may lose some baggage but you'll still get to your destination. 

Since the new year there has been numerous changes in my life, I started at a new school, I applied for jobs, I lost friends and I gained friends. 

Changing school for me was a big step, I was feeling rather unhappy in my last workplace and didn't feel like I was achieving. Yet, joining a new school filled me with dread, what if this was worse? What if I hated this school even more than the last? For the first two weeks, oh boy did I hate this school, I felt like I was constantly sinking. My new school is very emotionally and mentally draining. However, as I allowed myself to adjust and grow in this new school I found I loved it. It became exactly what I needed, everyday is a challenge but everyday reeps reward beyond belief. 

The other factor I wanted to touch on in this blog post is friendship, over the last two months I've realised you lose friends and that is actually okay. Friends aren't always around forever and that is okay. Sometimes you realise the relationship is not healthy for you and brings toxicity to your life. You follow different paths, which mean you are no longer on the same path that was once keeping you together. All of these reasons are okay and in time I have come to accept that I can't be friends with everyone I meet. The people I may have once considered my closest friends may simply become happy memories. 

I have felt myself holding back from certain changes, as if growing would mean I would have to admit loss. I'm starting to realise that's okay and that we can't hold on to everything we encounter, that is what we call a hoarder. 

Basically, in simplicity - change is okay and change brings growth. 

This blog post is a little different, yes. But, I just needed to kind of spill my words on a page for some closure. x