Ready or Not

Photo by chromatophobe

Sometimes change is thrown at us and we need to react, quickly. I clearly remember the time we had just settled in our new apartment, our lives were going well and we had an overseas trip organized. Perfect no surprises then one day we get a letter from our rental agency giving us notice to move as the landlord was wanting to move back in! We had only a few weeks to do all this in as we had committed to our overseas trip and paid for the flights. Two short weeks, needless to say the feeling of madness was upon us alright. Change here we come…

In life we often get turbulence during our perfect flight. In moments like these we need to practice behavioral flexibility and remain calm. Easier said than done for an organized Arian who needs control and planning! After the initial shock we calmed down and got into action mode, it was all going to work out that was our mind-set and we had a clear picture of what needed to happen with Swiss precision.

Change moves you into a new reality, so you are forced to reassess your situation with a wink of an eye and move to unfamiliar territory. Relationships are the same. The other party breaks up with you, and your world changes, you need to regroup and keep your inner peace. Sure your world tumbles around you specially if you had no clue this was coming, and everything seems black and unsetting.

In the office this can happen as well, one day you have a job and duties to perform and the next, voila your position has been made redundant and you need to leave in that moment. You are a GFC statistic and you hold your head up high as you push the button on the elevator for the last time.

Change is in the air, and you are just reacting to what it has dished out.

However how you choose to deal with it that is the key, you can be cool and calm about it and just go through the motions, or you can behave like a spoilt child in the sweet aisle of the supermarket. You choose.

Our quick move went smoothly with a few hiccups, we found a new home within our budget and packed our bags for Germany, all in good time and we surprised ourselves how perfect it all turned out.

Nowadays I know that when I have a set routine and cruising along that is when change comes…so I am half ready for anything!