Eight to the Date

Today's blog post is about change.

Change. That word has been morphed since Barack Obama used it as his campaign slogan. It's hard for me to look at that word and not cringe, even though I'm not thinking of the word politically.

What is so hard about change? Is it the part of letting go whatever needs to be let go? Is it starting over again? What makes change so damn scary? I figure it's because people are just comfortable with what they have in life, even if it's mediocre. It's hard to start over again, to change your life. That's what I've been experiencing; change. And lots of it. And it is not easy; especially when you've changed so much for yourself and for someone else.

College isn't easy. Making new friends isn't easy. It's hard to come to a new place and open yourself up; especially if you've grown up in the same place your entire life. I'm not good with change, but I've come to accept how hard it is. I don't know where I'm going with this post, but here are some quotes for you.

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.
-Anatole France

Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.
-Arnold Bennett

He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.
-Francis Bacon

If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living.
-Gail Sheehy

If you're in a bad situation, don't worry it'll change. If you're in a good situation, don't worry it'll change.
-John A. Simone, Sr.

Just because everything is different doesn't mean anything has changed.
-Irene Peter