The Fear of Change

The Fear of Change

Let’s face it, the world has changed forever and things will never go back to the way they used to be. Certainly, some things will feel close to the same but with everything we’re going through, things will be different going forward.

So why do we fear change so much? I wrote many years ago Thinking through Change were I addressed some of the reason we fear change. But, in today’s unlimited environment, where we are deluged by information from sources all across the world, fear is perpetuated even more.

Often in this environment we actually choose fear because we don’t know how to cope with everything that is happening around us. But, that choice is always the wrong choice. When we choose fear, we choose to live in a heightened state that our bodies cannot maintain for an extended period of time.

So, we become fatigued, we become restless and we become easily agitated. Is this the life you really want to live? I seriously doubt it. So, how do we change our behavior? I personally limit my exposure to the news. I watch for 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes in the evening, that is it.

I also choose to scroll past many of the social media posts I see. The ones I do choose to interact with are from proven sources and not conjecture created just to keep you in the state of fear. Fear is a great way to control people. Why? Because it feeds on itself, it needs more information because it (fear) believes that the only way to lessen the fear is to learn more and more about it. The problem is, in today’s environment much of what you read is not fact and is actually out there to encourage you to stay in fear.

The next way I move past fear is to do things that make me happy; take a walk in the outdoors, listen to music, read, or just take some time to be quiet. Once you begin the pattern of disconnecting from the sources of the fear, your body will begin to return to a normal state and you will feel much better.

Yes, the world is changing but instead of fearing that change, embrace it and make it the best that it can be. We will come through this together and we will live our lives again, stop the fear, be the change.

Till next time,                                                                                                                                           

Bill

Quote of the day: “Only by accepting the change in our lives can we begin to rediscover the lives we truly seek.”