Comments on: Even This Will Change {Mantra 2}

By: JeanWise

JeanWise — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 20:26:03 +0000

I know, I know but oooo so hard to accept. Your wisdom of:
Notice the passing.
Accept the impermanence.
Appreciate little beginnings and endings every day.

helps so much. Love this series.

By: Bev Baird

Bev Baird — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 01:52:44 +0000

Similar to a mantra I use a lot – “This too shall pass.” I use it at the dentist, waiting in line, bad weather.

By: HOLLY JAHANGIRI

HOLLY JAHANGIRI — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 23:57:04 +0000

Change, in the form of growth, is good. Change, merely for the sake of change, is waste. In the corporate world, we’re told to “embrace change,” but why? Some change is necessary; other change has little logic behind it. Change should be forward momentum, I think.

By: Kym

Kym — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 13:59:46 +0000

Love this one! My goal has long been to live fully engaged in the present and to appreciate what this day and this moment has to offer, although that can be hard when “this day” seems full of negative things. Knowing that even a hard thing will soon be in the past and I’ll come out on the other side helps!

By: Lois Flowers

Lois Flowers — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 03:00:47 +0000

Lisa, you’ve given me a lot to think about with this short post! I would say I’m better at handling change than I used to be, but even after things change I still get those pangs in my gut when I wish things were the way they used to be. I do appreciate the idea that hard things change too … during the really intense season before my parents died, I often had to remind myself that I wouldn’t always feel this way. Thanks for the encouragement to notice the little beginnings and endings every day.

By: Anita Ojeda

Anita Ojeda — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:09:50 +0000

The only thing constant is change! Change is easier for me during some seasons of life. When I find myself resisting, I have to take a step back and analyze WHY I’m resisting change. I love your idea of noticing little beginnings and endings. We need to celebrate more often!

By: Carla

Carla — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 22:43:09 +0000

Your mantra reminds me of one I use from my mother, “This too shall pass.”

By: Lynn D. Morrissey

Lynn D. Morrissey — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 18:51:08 +0000

Love this, Lisa, and basically I think you’re saying that change can be good or undesirable. I love that you point out that God never changes. I remember the very first time (in my 20s) that I had the shocking revelation that nothing stays the same; things change. I was experiencing unwanted change, and I’d not seen it coming. But then I left one job for another and it was horrible–also quite unexpected. I was so glad that things changed yet again in just six months, and I landed a fascinating career that would last ten years.

In reading this, I suddenly remembered the Pocahontas song from the animated movie by that name, and the song the main character sings, “Just Around the River Bend.” I LOVE THIS SONG!!! God actually used this at a pivotal juncture in my life (and writing/speaking career to budge me forward and to be eager, not fearful). Thinking of that song just prompted me to seek the original quote. It’s by Heraclitus: “You cannot step into the same river twice, for other waters are continually flowing on.”

So, yes, life changes, but our great Dream-Giver never does. And just maybe, if we have broken dreams, that needn’t mean we’re at the end of the line, that things will never change. Perhaps He bids us to step back into the flowing current of His purposes. Perhaps He’s changing and orchestrating our circumstances and will surprise us “just around the river bend.”

Another “change” quote I like is often wrongly attributed to Ghandi; still, there’s truth in it: “Be the change you want to see.”

Thank you for showing us that “even this will change,” whatever the “this” is, and I would add that without change, there is no growth, there is no life.

Love you.
It’s snowy and icy here, but we’re safe and cozy. I hope you’re snug and cozy too! I don’t want this to change for a while. I love it, crazy as that may be to some. 🙂
xo
Lynn
Enjoy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZrg3hhntQY

By: Calvonia Radford

Calvonia Radford — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 18:12:35 +0000

This reminds me of the Birds, Turn Turn Turn. To everything there is a season. Even our mindsets are transitional. Based on our current perspective. My thoughts about God and his unchangeableness. The way his love for me is constant. His provision and protection are all constant. My thoughts about him have changed because I have seen him in various situations, seasons. Great mantra.

By: Heather Edwards

Heather Edwards — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 17:21:02 +0000

I am a Super Planner, so as long as the change isn’t to one of my plans then I am ok with it Ha ha. I do struggle with it, but I recently got married to a super laid back guy, so I am learning from him, and he is learning, that when I give a specific time to be walking out the door for an event, it’s in his best interest to go with my plan, and when we have “fun day off plans” I learn to be flexible for his changing at the last minute for something better plans.