In one of our team building exercises, we discussed this thing called change. The facilitator/speaker shared this diagram. They said that every person who experiences sudden change in their life needs to go through this painful but memorable experience before they can move forward or take an action.
The diagram shows the cycle on how change affects our life. At first we are at the state of shock and at the end of the cycle we learn how to move forward. However, we cannot do that if we are on denial or we are angry or if we are on tears. We need to realize that something has change and we need to embrace/accept that change before we can make move on or create an action.
I'll be using Heroes as an example. By the way, check out my Heroes blog for the latest Heroes updates.
In the latest episode of Heroes (Season 4 Episode 5 : Tabula Rasa), there's this one deaf character who has synesthesia. A wide array of colors flashes her eyes whenever there is a sound. However, she thought she was cursed. She was in shock. She wants to deny it. She wants to turn it off. But someone made her realize that her ability is a gift and not a curse. She must accept it because someone has given her that ability. There's a purpose why she get it. He made it clear that this gift should be used to help others.
Hope you get my point. I understand that some change are deeply rooted in our hearts. It is hard for us to swallow. It is hard for us to accept but life must go on and we shouldn't be left behind. We should move on. We need to accept change as soon as possible. We need to embrace change no matter what.
Change is part of our everyday life. It's all around us. Every time we encounter change we need to move forward. Whatever change that happen, we should look at it as a blessing and not as a curse.
