“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds, cannot change anything.”
~ George Bernard Shaw

Changing your mind is no easy task. And the older we get, the more difficult it is. You might be thinking, “I can change my mind,” but that may be for the easy stuff like what to wear or what to eat for dinner. When we get to changing our minds over things we believe in, and have believed in for years, it gets a lot tougher.

George Bernard Shaw is undeniably right when he said, “Progress is impossible without change.” He also makes me think of what I hear the elderly say, “I’m too old for that! I’m not changing now.” I don’t want to be that person, and I’m guessing that you don’t either, so how do we embrace change? And what kind of changing of the mind should we be looking for?

Let’s start easy. What do you no longer want to tolerate in your life? I am using the word “tolerate” because our mind has accepted this as a truth for us right now, but it also implies that we don’t have to tolerate it if we choose not to do so. Here’s my example: I don’t like our dinner routine. It often lacks planning because Doug and I are working up to and often through the dinner hour. It’s not peaceful, enjoyable, relaxing, or good. I am no longer going to accept, in my mind, that this has to be. We are going to create a system this weekend that allows us to plan the week on Sunday so we embrace and enjoy dinner each night. We agreed that neither of us would like to tolerate this “truth” anymore. OK, your turn!

Let’s GO! WE GOT THIS!
Beth Fitzgerald