Eight Reasons Why You Can Trust Change

Here are eight reasons why you can trust change.

1. Change Is a Part of You. 

Change is an integral part of being human. It is as much a part of you as your thoughts, your body, and your hopes and dreams.  Change occurs within you at every moment, whether you realize it or not. 

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-- You've learned about 100,000 words since birth.

-- Your brain successfully processes millions of diverse and unique messages each day.

These are fantastic feats of change! Change is not something scary, something "out there" that you must resist. It is a part of who you are, naturally. 

2. Change Is Not Important -- How You React to It Is What Counts. 

Two people can react to the same change in two very different ways. For the person that views change negatively, change brings fear and ruin. For the person that views change positively, it brings personal growth and happiness. The difference lies in how you view and react to change. 

Although you do not have complete control over changes in your external environment, you can control your reaction -- what you do, say, and think. 

Controlling how you react to life’s events is more important than trying to control these events. That’s because when you control how you react, you control your reality. Once you accept this truth, your fear of change will fade away.

3. Change Is Neutral. 

There is no reason to fear change because change is not positive or negative -- it is neutral. Many life changes occur on a regular basis, for example, changing relationships, job change, illness, children growing up, and even death. These occurrences are all neutral in and of themselves. 

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What makes change positive or negative is the meaning you attach to it and how you choose to react to it. 

You can react to change in a positive or a negative way. The decision is yours. 

When you find yourself resisting change, ask yourself: "Am I viewing this change as positive or negative?" If you're viewing it negatively, make a decision to reframe the experience and view it positively instead. 

To help you, make a list of positive outcomes the change could bring. Then decide how you will alter your thoughts, words, and actions to reflect your new attitude about the change.

4. You've Handled Change Successfully Before. 

Every day you handle change, whether you are consciously aware of it or not. Maybe you took a different route to the store, tried a new hairstyle, or saw a new face at work. The same skills that you use to handle small changes can help you handle bigger ones too!

5. Change Is a Natural Part of the Universe. 

Do you really want to stop change? Consider this: an infinite number of changes occur each day throughout the universe.  These changes keep the earth spinning, keep us alive, and keep the forces of nature running smoothly. 

Knowing that change is a natural part of the universe is a big relief. It means that you are not responsible for stopping change or single-handedly deciding the fate of the universe.

6. Change Helps You Get "Unstuck."

Change is your friend along the path of self-discovery and personal growth. If you don't like something about yourself, whether it is self-defeating thoughts, habits, or ways of relating to others, you can change it! Change helps you get out of your self-protective rut and get "unstuck." 

7. You Can Trust Change Because You Are a Powerful, Capable Adult. 

As a child you were helpless and vulnerable. You depended on your parents to protect and nurture your physical and emotional well-being, love you unconditionally, and guide you into adulthood. 

That trust may have been broken because of changes that endangered or left you feeling helpless in some way. 

Physical or emotional abuse, frequent moves, divorce, or unrealistic expectations are just a few examples of such changes. As a result, you may distrust change and associate it with feelings of helplessness, powerlessness, and danger. 

Here's why you can let your resistance go and trust change now: you are no longer a helpless child. You are a powerful, capable adult that is equipped to protect and take care of yourself. 

If a dangerous situation occurs, you now have the power to remove yourself from that situation. You are able to get the help you need and be there for yourself no matter what happens. You can let go because you are in capable hands -- your own. 

Learning to trust change means learning to trust yourself.  It means letting the frightened little child within you rest easy because the loving adult within you is taking care of things. 

8. You Have Everything You Need Within You to Handle Change at All Times. 

You can rest easy knowing that you can handle whatever change comes your way. Why? Because it's not the change itself that counts, it's how you react to the change that creates your reality, remember? 

You have the power to make any change work for you.  Even if you do not believe you have this ability, it is still there. Trust in yourself. You CAN do it! 

Affirmations for Trusting Change 

-- "Change is a part of me. I am one with change."

-- "I know that I can handle whatever change comes my way." 

-- "I handle change easily and confidently."

-- "Change is my friend." 

-- "I embrace change. I allow change to expand and enrich my life." 

-- "I float through the river of change with little effort. I feel safe and at peace." 

-- "Change is a gift in my journey of self-discovery. I welcome change."

-- "I have everything I need within me right now to successfully handle change."

-- "My inner child is safe and loved. I allow my inner child to relax."

-- "I love and trust myself more every day in every way."

Author: Deanne Repich
Website: http://www.conqueranxiety.com/