I Stopped Resisting Change and Do This Instead EP 116

You know that feeling? The sudden dread when you’re waiting for test results or when your boss calls an unexpected meeting or maybe when a treasured relationship starts to shift. That knot in your stomach or tightness in your chest? Anxiety shows up when we worry things are going to change. We think if we could just keep everything the same, we’d be safe. The real danger isn’t the change itself; it is the energy we waste worrying about what might or might not happen. The true enemy is our own resistance. When we give in to the fear of the unknown, we trade the opportunity for growth for the false comfort of what I already knew. It’s a recipe for staying stuck. Wishing for what was instead of being curious about what is and what could be. There’s a lot going on in the world today. Changes are happening fast, and it all feels overwhelming. But I’m tired of being scared and worried about what might happen. What IS happening is hard enough to comprehend. In search of answers, I started reading Mindset by Carol Dweck and I found what she calls a "growth mindset."