My Love/Hate Relationship with Change

I hate change. Hate, hate, hate. I want to keep everything exactly the same as it was, as it is. No new coke. Bring back Wendy's Big Bacon - don't call it something else and ask me if I want to make it a double or a triple. Just keep it the same. And please, stop changing my city. All these brand new sub-divisions spring up overnight and then my friends have the gall to move there and now I have to find them. Didn't there used to be a farm here? And don't change my TV. Why is it that the shows I love are always the ones to get cancelled? Whatever happened to Manimal? or Beauty and the Beast? I really hate change. I want my world to continue on in the manner I've grown comfortable with.

I love change! The new; the exciting; the fresh! I love exploring - whether it be the mall or the countryside. I love travelling and seeing different places and people. I get so excited when I have the opportunity to go somewhere new (come back and read about my trip to South Carolina in a couple of weeks!). And I love to learn new things: sign language, tying knots, cross stitch, archery, driving standard. These are wonderful things to experience. And I love spring! It's full of change - and rapid change at that.

I love how change fosters growth and development and maturity.

I hate goodbyes. Friendships are so rare nowadays; and it's so easy to lose touch with loved ones. Friends move away, and you have to say goodbye. I hate this kind of change. And I hate feeling old. Kids I knew "way back when" are adults now, and some of them have kids of their own. When did that happen? How is it possible that that much time has gone by?

I love seeing personal changes. Like when your new baby takes their first steps. And before you know it, it's their first day of school. You see your kids grow up before your eyes and you rejoice in their achievements. With friends, and even with yourself, you look back and remember the way they (or you) were. And you see how far they've come. More responsible. Less prone to anger. More patient. Less self-focused. These are the changes we seek and hope for.

Someone once said that the true definition of insanity was doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. I don't want to be insane, so I must want change!

(Sigh) I love change.