Anecdote #30

Change is a word that evokes an ocean of feelings in me. According to me it leads to a feeling of uncertainty, challenges your confidence and your resilience. The most exacting kind of change is when your emotions, feelings and perspectives suddenly begin to differ without your knowledge. This can happen due to unprecedented circumstances, stressful situations or traumatic events. The human body releases a set off intolerable responses which often leave you with questions and apprehensions. At such moments we are taken aback and not able to comprehend the cause of such changes. We often try to escape the problem by ignoring it and assuming that it was only a one time thing. Stress leads to these changes in our mind, body and health. It creeps in our system without us knowing of it! Taking it lightly and choosing to look away is not the answer. If we do not incorporate changes in our lifestyle stress can overtake our mind, body and being. Changes like moving from school to college can cause stress so can moving to a different city and if in the midst of all these changes we pressurise ourselves to be perfectionists, we'll end up losing the plot! Do things according to your pace, change your perspective of looking at events and situations on the basis of your convenience and ability to take on tasks. Your way of dealing with change cannot be synonymous with mine because our destinies cannot converge. Do not apply the same formula to everything. Give yourself the opportunity to change for the better and to grow and mature emotionally. Identify the circumstances that put you down and recognise the intensity of pressure you can handle. Be your own kind of change! In other words I mean to say carve your own path for evolution, for all you know it may be a success story that others begin to chase.