Change

My first blog will be about the concept of change.

The dictionary defines change as: to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone.
Seems pretty sound to me. But, in reality how applicable is it to us. It seems so simple, but why can't I wake up tomorrow and go work out? Why can't I change? The answer is you can. Whenever I question that concept I am reminded of a quote either I, made up or heard. "The only difference between doing something and doing nothing is the doing."

If you are walking thru a trail in the woods and find a rock, it is in elementary state. Take that rock and smash it against a boulder. It has changed. It has become many new things. All of those shards are scattered around, some big and some small and are now all as individual of the whole rock that existed only moments ago.

So, philosophical question is when humans change do we shatter pieces off of ourselves? Things like if we were mean and would like to be a better person so we put work in it and we change into a nice person. We have shattered, we have thrown that rock of self-centerdness against a boulder that is metaphorically our will. But, where did that shard of us that was ugly go? It exists and we formed compassion where it used to be. We have no room for it. Just like the rock above is it out there, but it is lost, it used to be part of a whole. It yearns to be a part of that whole again.

As humans our will power is how we change, we throw out what we don't need. We chip away all the bad parts of ourselves and become better. That shard will always be out there wanting to be part of you. You just have to keep your strength up.

Change is hard, but we can all do it.

With love,
Jake Gabriel

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