Riding The Waves Of Change

 Change. Fact is, it will happen; and oftentimes when we least feel ready for it.

As I'm approaching the end of my tertiary studies and nearing the end of a well-ridden comfortable and safe rut I have grown to be accustomed to, I am beginning to feel a sense of dread about what the future holds. It's not like I haven't prepared myself for it - hell, i've spent the past four years working towards it - but truth is it's unnerving. It kind of creeps up on you. Just when you'e feeling on top of your game and finally at ease with how things are, the universe decides to disrupt this comfy pattern that you've managed to grow accustomed to and forces you into a place of temporary uncertainty.. It's deffo an uncomfortable feeling -- especially if your'e like me and like routine and certainty. But even though you can't really prepare yourself for it, you can embrace it and adapt to it when it does happen.

Oftentimes change occurs when you've grown accustomed to and used to your current life pattern. Maybe you've been at the same job for a while now and your days have become as predictable and as regimented as the mornings sun rise. Sometimes it can be emotional change, like learning to cope with the loss of a loved one or boyfriend/girlfriend. Sometimes it is physical, adapting to an injury or illness, the change of a home or city. But overall, what I think freaks people out the most about change is the fact that it is unpredictable. We, as human beings, like the peacefulness which comes with certainty and to keep within our comfort-zones- cos anything outside of that bubble is, well.. scary. You don't know what to expect. But change is also exciting! Not only that, but it is essential to your growth as a human being.

Looking back over my life I can note the times where I have been faced with change. In most instances it seems to have occurred in a period of transition: From primary school to high school, from high school to university, from university to the workforce - you get the picture. It's the transition phase which freaks me out the most cos for a while, your'e completely lost. But it is absolutely necessary--and more often than not, it happens at a time when you absolutely need it the most! It spurs you onto change as a person, it motivates you to re-assess your current lifestyle and to establish future goals -- Change is what makes us grow! The trick is my fellow damsels, to face it head-on and just go with it.