Choice, Chance, Change

It’s easy to fall into a routine—a pattern, a path, a simple rut. After a while, it can feel like being a snake in a wagon-track after rain: pressed into the groove, unable to see a clean way out. Stuck. Destined to follow the track wherever it leads.

But remember, you helped get yourself into it, and you can help get yourself out. The way out begins with choice, then a chance, then change. Even when a situation feels unsolvable or risky, you can still act—if only to begin the process. Yes, many parts of life are socially or professionally controlled. Even inside those boundaries, there are choices—subtle ones, small ones, but choices, nonetheless. The point is to exercise them.

Every choice has consequences. That is not a reason to freeze; it is a reason to brace. The choices and chances do not have to be big, bodacious gestures. Small, incremental shifts can be deeply significant. Change often starts there: deciding you want it, choosing toward it, and accepting the chance that comes with each step.

You don’t have to wait for a grand opening, a sign, or even the perfect plan. You need to make a choice and follow through — today. Even a small pivot can change your life’s course. Many of us like the phrase  ‘turning over a new leaf’ because it is clean and peaceful. In practice, it is usually more complicated than the phrase suggests—longer-term, sometimes riskier. Still, the principle holds: be willing to turn the leaf and look for something new. Yes, there may be thorns. That comes with reaching. Sometimes the only way to discover is to try.

And if you think you’ve already turned every leaf in your effort to change, wait for spring. There will be a whole forest again—even the trees in your own yard will leaf out—offering a fresh crop of leaves to turn; nature is annoyingly generous that way. Take a deep breath and just start turning.  NeverFearTheDream     simplebender.com

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