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Web Article: The First Step Toward Change
Experiencing change in life is difficult. We humans
are hard wired to fear change and often do everything possible to fight
it off, even when it would bring great happiness…or perhaps especially
when it brings happiness. It is because of this fear that we find ourselves
‘in a rut’ and feeling powerless over the joys we experience.
We come to feel that happiness is the result of random chance instead
of direct action and perpetuate a cycle of negativity and depression.
If you have ever felt this way, you are not alone! There
isn’t a person among us that doesn’t experience apprehension
and anxiety when confronted with change. All of us have felt powerless
and depressed about our lives at some point, no matter how “successful”
we may appear to everyone else.
Our biggest dreams come knocking at the front door and
we turn tail and run the other way. It’s a natural, instinctual
reaction left over from a time when change almost certainly meant danger.
Whether large change or small, this flight response is the same, the key
is to be aware of and accept this reaction without letting it rule you.
It’s a matter of taking control.
To take control of your life and happiness, it means
changing self-destructive habits and clearing negative clutter and people
from your life. It means defining goals and working toward them. It means
confronting fear and taking risks and entering the river of life, be it
head-first or one inch at a time.
You need to recognize these destructive elements, understand
that they hold you back from joy and move beyond them. No matter how stuck
or hopeless you feel, you do have the power to change your life. You can
create the life of your dreams.
So where do you start? With all the thoughts and confusion
and psychic gook swirling around, the place to start is by sorting it
all out. The most transformative thing you can ever do for yourself is
to begin journaling.
Set aside some quiet time every day and write down any
and every thing that comes to mind. No restraints, no restrictions, just
stream-of-consciousness writing. Twenty minutes or an hour, it doesn’t
matter so long as you let it flow.
Why journaling? Journaling allows you to dump fears
and worries and irrational anxieties out of your mind in one heap. You
can whine and rant and fret without anyone passing judgment or telling
you what you “should” be feeling or doing.
It doesn’t matter what or who you write about,
or even how you write. By letting everything out, journaling helps you
identify exactly what situations and people are holding you back and how.
It helps you determine what you really want out of life and how to set
goals toward reaching those dreams.
So pick up a pen and get writing! Your happiness is
just pages away.
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