The Challenge of Change

September 11, 2011

Dear Friends,

September 11, 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of an event that—for many of us—greatly altered the way we live our lives.

I, for one, was laid off from a 30-year career in advertising as a direct result of what took place that fateful morning. American Airlines was one of my advertising agency’s principle accounts, and American decided to suspended advertising for an indefinite period following the attack that used their planes. My agency had to cut its budget. People were laid off. And I was among those people.

It was a dramatic change in my life, but just one of many changes over the years. And I’m sure that you have experienced quite a few radical shifts in your life, as well. Some of those changes may have felt like they were thrust upon you. Others may have been changes that you, yourself, consciously chose to make.

No matter what initiates it, a change of any kind can always be a source of tension and anxiety. Even when a change is obviously for the better, you may still resist it—clinging to a familiar past for comfort. Even when the future seems ripe with positive possibilities, you may still feel uneasy about stepping into the unknown.

If you are going through a major change in your life right now, or—even ten years later—you are still actively dealing with the aftermath of 9/11, take a moment to reaffirm what you know to be the Truth. It is the Truth that—with the help of The Divine—everything can be a stepping-stone to your highest good. It is the Truth that you are continually being divinely supported in your return to a sense of well-being, and continually being divinely guided to a life of even greater happiness and satisfaction.

The challenge—for you, for me, and for all of us—is remaining open and receptive enough to hear that still, small, divine voice that is continually telling us the best way to help ourselves, and to help each other.

And even more than that, the challenge is remembering that the only constant in life is change. And if we want to experience more peace in our lives, it is up to us embrace change instead of resisting it. It is up to us to “row with the flow,” and consciously cooperate with life . . . even when life takes a sudden and dramatic turn.

Steven

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© 2011 by Steven Lane Taylor
Author of Row, Row, Row Your Boat:
A Guide for Living Life in the Divine Flow
www.rowrowrow.com
Steven Lane Taylor, LLC