Changing

The weather is making a change today. I could smell it as soon as I walked out the door this morning. It was already very windy which is odd for the early morning. The birds were all huddled on the pier. I disturbed them to take a picture so they all took flight but didn't really go anywhere. They just hung there frozen almost motionless by the force of the wind. The clouds were variable. Some high cloud, some low cloud, some light grey and some very dark. There was, however, a thin strip of red sunrise right at the horizon. Even on such a wildly unpredictable day, the sun found a way through.

Things look and feel unsettled when they are changing. It doesn't even feel remotely secure. It feels as though everything is being ripped apart. And in a way, it is. However, this ripping apart is a good thing in that it prepares you for something new. It's like a cleanse. You have to clean out the old stuff in order to make room for the new stuff. Change is tricky business. Without it, there's no growth. But change also bring uncertainty and usually some degree is discomfort. It's best to develop the ability to navigate life's (certain) changes rather than try (in vain) to avoid change altogether.