Think About It

I am not a big fan of change.  I have found that I like what I like and efforts to make me do something new tends to irritate me.  I am excited by things that are new, I just like to feel comfortable in the way things have been.  Interestingly, I am apt to put an extraordinary amount of effort in to keeping the status quo.  The other day I came across a quote from the venerable sage Socrates, who spoke to people like me, “ The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”.  As I reflected on these words I recalled way too many times when I invested too much emotional effort in being an anchor and not enough time adjusting my sails.  No, I am not saying that we should accept every new thing or thought, but when something innocuous comes along I have to decide the best way to invest my energy – in blocking change or building new paths. As you might imagine, I have rarely (if ever) been accused of being a change-agent; but I also do