Life requires that we constantly change. We are told that change is good for us in the long run. We have been living a routine of sorts. Waking up with the same people, going to work, struggling to pay bills and save some cash, repairing this and that. A routine is often seen as a psychological trap, something that can be so constrictive that we cannot escape it even for a short while. Routine can make you feel safe and even in control, and for most of us, that is a good thing for a limited time.
New Year’s Eve will be upon us shortly, and we will face the inevitable New Year’s Pledge, a statement or plan that is made personally or socially to others. What will we change and how will we change our lives?
Escaping the dull drums of routine, perhaps something simple or very earth-shattering? Whatever it is requires us to surrender our 2025 self and introduce our 2026 self to a new reality. Will our old persona accept the changes suggested by the new one? Could be difficult and perhaps even impossible depending on the change required.
Psychologists suggest that change is essential historically, socio-politically and personally if we wish the very fabric of our lives to continue in a balanced manner. Change is often equated with what is happening around us. Changes in our love life, employment status, attitudes and world events affect us deeply, initiating a release of emotions that could either scar us or allow us to grow. Good or bad, change is the most powerful thing we face in our lives. Lets us use that to better ourselves.
This New Year’s Eve, change our ways. Become better, more open-minded, less judgmental, and walk through life with open eyes and charitable hearts. Yah its going to be difficult, but what is change without a challenge or two?
Remember what a cousin of ours said not so long ago named John F. Kennedy. He said, “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. Wise Yankee.
Steven Kaszab
Bradford, Ontario
