“Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict.” ~Saul Alinsky

Ian Lawton is the author of the blog,Soul Seeds. He recently wrote an article called Change and Chaos. In it he writes:

“We all want to control our lives, to some extent, so that we can feel safe. Change often throws a wrench in that plan, hurling curve balls and body blows that mess with the order you crave. Change can feel chaotic.”

He then goes on to write that we need to embrace the chaos in order to grow, learn and unlearn, to become a better version of our-self:

“Think about Chaos Theory in terms of some intensely personal and difficult situations. On the day you lost your job, it felt like the sky was falling on all your hopes and plans. Little did you know that an incredible new path (blue sky) was unfolding in your chaos. The day your spouse told you he was leaving you, it felt like a heavy door was closing on your face and taking your feet out from under you. Little did you know the new love you would find. The chaos you felt when your parents died, when your beliefs started changing, when your kids left home….all were new opportunities in disguise.”

On his website, there is a great video on change. It’s called We’ll See About Change.

I highly recommend it!

The most important message that I received from watching his video and reading his article today was to remember… that although change is hard, it’s an ever present part of our natural existence. His message:

“Change is reality… Change will always come… We can try to force change or resist it…” but according to Ian Lawton , we should try to be present and “stay in the middle”.

“Allow ourselves to stay in the middle where there is always more to be revealed.”

If you’re grieving after a painful divorce; If you’ve lost your job and are struggling to find work; If you are adjusting to a new life that is not what you had bargained for…I think you will benefit from reading his blog. He has many pearls of wisdom.

Thank you, Ian, for sharing your intuitive nature with others. Your writing heals.

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