Life is full of changes.
When my late wife got her cancer diagnosis in April 2011, it turned our world upside-down. Life was an endless series of doctors appointments, trips to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester (a 382 mile trip, one way), and the extra financial burden on top of it. And then it was juggling events with three young kids. Upon her return home in December 2011, what we could do seemed limited.
In March 2020, a virus took the world by storm, changing the way business was done. My employer implemented a work-from-home model, something completely unheard of from them until that point. Now, two years later, my employer is having the working from home folks return to the office on a hybrid model basis, part at home and part in the office. Changes. Many changes and unknowns. A number of people were not happy about it, but, when you examine it closely, it depends largely on how you handle change.
In June 2020, I joined the local gym. I had wanted to join for quite some time, but I could not afford it in terms of time and money prior to that point. Now, I go there 5-6 times a week on average, and I love it. It's a way of me getting out of the house and doing something to physically improve my health.
Most times, I am alone and can plan my workouts ahead of time. But when I have something in mind, let's say I had a weights day previously and planned on a strict cardio day on the treadmill, and all of a sudden there are people in the gym and all of the treadmills are taken, what do I do? I change my plans.
I have made change a habit. Yes, my first reaction on change is a slight WTF moment, but it quickly subsides.
I urge you to make change a habit. If you do the same thing all the time, you don't grow as a person. Change is what makes us better.
