Our Own Poet Laureate

It is the only constant in life

It is the most undeniable factor that we can hold self evident

In fact I tell you today that we can’t live without it

So if all this is true, why are we so afraid of it?

Why is it that change is the most painful to the human mind?

I mean just the thought of it puts us all on the edge of our seats.

The name change itself sends sharp blistering shock waves throughout our bodies

It creates the oldest and strongest emotion of mankind ... fear

Fear of what ifs

We tell ourselves what if everything doesn’t go as planned

What if the surgery or treatment doesn’t go as planned or goes left

What if this marriage doesn’t work out

What if I’m not ready to be a mother

What if I’m not ready for this new job position

You see we’re afraid of giving up the ideal norms

We tend to like things just the way they are

Never really giving ourselves the opportunity to expand out of our compacted and suffocating bubbles

But what we fail to realize is that progress is impossible without change

We fail to realize that any change even a change for the better will always be accompanied by discomfort

That change is not a threat but actually an opportunity

An opportunity to expand your way thinking

An opportunity to see the world for what it truly is

An opportunity to better ourselves in the most productive and proficient way

You see change forces us to realize that our present situation is not and can never be our final destination

I mean no roller coaster just stops at its peak, no

It continues on

It keeps on moving and pushing through different loops and twists until it gets to its final destination

You see that is how life is

There are going to be tons of loops and twists throughout this funny thing we call life

But you see what makes us who we are is our ability to accept and adapt to the changes

Our ability to keep on moving past the peak

Because that is what is unique about each of us here today

So don’t be afraid of change

But instead embrace and love every aspect of it

Now I’m no preacher or motivational speaker

But I am a human being that has been through it

Just like you and the person sitting next to you

A human that has spent half of her teenage life trying to fight off this crazy thing called change

You see there is no beating it

It will happen so relax and take it one day at a time

And like my brother always says

You’ll be aight!