Deeply Embracing Change

Younger Kylie deeply feared several things, and one of those things was change. I loved my routines. I loved the comfort of them, the consistency of them, the way I could predictably work through them. And I still have many of them that still bring me those very things.

But, one thing I’ve also learned is to deeply embrace change, and with much benefit.

Yung Pueblo wrote it quite beautifully in his book The Way Forward.

You need to do more

than eat nourishing food,

exercise, and rest to feel your best

you also need to be around good people,

spend time healing your emotional history,

live in alignment with your values,

say no to people-pleasing,

stay open to growth,

and deeply embrace change

A major hindrance in my embracing change in the past was the deep-seated need to be perfect. Part of the change is embracing that there are better ways than what we are currently doing. It’s humbly acknowledging we could do better, and then doing it.

I used to think that there would be much grief when leaning into change, but that has not come to fruition. Rather, if anything, I grieve the false sense of security I so desperately latched on to, thinking it was protecting me when it was really hindering me.

And I’ve found that change is much easier to embrace when done deeply, versus half-heartedly. It’s having one hand in the past and one in the future that things get complicated. I’m not saying to forget or never reflect on the past, rather there is much wisdom and growth to gain from reflecting. And if we carry that wisdom and growth while also deeply embracing the way forward, there is likely much beauty, attunement, and peace awaiting us.