Life is great...most of the time!

I have started many posts about the trials and tribulations going on in my life.  I hesitate to ever post "complaints" or vents because I feel it makes it look like I am complaining or "suffering" or not enjoying life. 

Truth be told my life is the best it's ever been.  I am the happiest I have ever been.  I have never felt more alive.  I feel I live "on purpose" (or with purpose) now.   I feel like I have "peeked" - that this is as good as it gets - and that's ok.  But I also know that there is so much more to life still to come. 

With that said, life is the busiest it's ever been.  I have more responsibilities than ever before and I am shouldering a lot of taskes with my roles (wife, daughter, sister, employee, MOMMY).  Plus there is my resistance to change.  Plus a lot of the goings on with the baby (separation anxiety, daycare, colds, feedings, sleeping) are new to me. 

So I am going to be honest about the stresses in my life, but I also hope to put all the good out on the blog as well.  I will refer back to this post when I see too many negatives and complaints and remind myself (and anyone else who may read this eventually) that Life is GREAT...at least most of the time.

Change

Change is hard for me.  I still haven't discovered why I resist change so much, why I freak out with change and why I avoid change in general. 

Even a change for the better is difficult for me (getting into a relationship, having a baby, etc).  It's a constant struggle with me.  I know I can't be the only one.  I am working on keeping the stress caused by change in check.

This past year has been a year of significant change and I have been adjusting...slowly but surely.  However, sometimes I have a hard time. 

I have to keep reminding myself that change is good.  Change is good.  Life is full of change.  Embrace it. 

I pray for the power to resist overwhelming fear of change. 

"Change is the watchword of Progression.  When
     We tire of well-worn ways, we seek for new.
This restless craving in the souls of men
     Spurs them to climb, and seek the mountain view. 
- Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Have a great Thursday.