How often have you wanted something to change in your life? Perhaps, like me, you have shouted out loud…” Something has got to change!” If you’ve found yourself shouting these words or similar ones I am pretty sure you will appreciate and relate to this poem about change.

CHANGE

I threw my hands into the air wanting my life to change
Give me a glimpse of something more than I’d been seeing!
This was all I seemed to say
and all I wanted was to be happpy
I wasn’t even sure what I was looking for
Yet, I thought I knew how I would feel when life was different
And suddenly it was.

Change. Not at all what I expected!
Was this what I had asked for?
and it was rather scary that CHANGE seemed to be in the drivers seat
It was me in this runaway car wanting to stop,
to turn and go in another direction
You could say I felt surprised and out of control
it was all an illusion

And then I realized something about change
Change is always happening
Sometimes in ways I don’t see coming
Nothing ever stays the same it’s always moving
and so when I throw my hands into the air feeling life’s frustrations
I don’t have to ever doubt or wonder if the change that I am seeking will happen
It will. It always does

I come to see that change just comes in different colors
A surprise gift that’s wrapped in blue, not green as I had hoped for
But as I accept this gift of blue
potentials I never dreamed of are waiting at my door
New experiences of change that are delightful

Yesterday my life changed
Today it’s something different, new
and I never knew I even wanted this gift of gold until it was here
beautiful, brilliant illumination shining like the sun
CHANGE