{"id":187,"date":"2013-08-04T08:31:11","date_gmt":"2013-08-04T12:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourlifepurpose.com\/?p=187"},"modified":"2013-08-04T11:32:18","modified_gmt":"2013-08-04T15:32:18","slug":"welcoming-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourlifepurpose.com\/?p=187","title":{"rendered":"WELCOMING CHANGE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our personal growth is the process of transforming with change. As we receive<i> Wake Up Calls<\/i> at several points in our lives, we will see that our challenge will be to convert to new ways of thinking. Having a strong Purpose to propel us forward will smooth the bumps and ease the pain of the process.<\/p>\n<p>So why do we dread these <i>awakenings<\/i>? Is it because we prefer our comfort zone, the life that conforms to our existing habits and allows us to take the path of least resistance? No doubt, it is difficult to let go of what we are comfortable with, but it is this process of letting go that allows us to experience and enjoy new parts of ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>Without letting go, we remain in the rut. It is said that the only difference between a rut and a grave is the dimensions. And if we do not look above the edges of the rut, we will only see the walls of the grave that imprison us.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, managing change is the act of transforming by choice. This requires active decision making on our part, where we\u2019re always seeking new solutions to our life.\u00a0But if we welcome change the solutions will quickly follow.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/ourlifepurpose.com\/?p=187&amp;share=facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" id=\"sharing-facebook-187\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/ourlifepurpose.com\/?p=187&amp;share=twitter\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\" id=\"sharing-twitter-187\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/ourlifepurpose.com\/?p=187&amp;share=linkedin\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\" id=\"sharing-linkedin-187\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/ourlifepurpose.com\/?p=187&amp;share=pinterest\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\"><span>Pinterest<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-stumbleupon\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"share-stumbleupon sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/ourlifepurpose.com\/?p=187&amp;share=stumbleupon\" title=\"Click to share on StumbleUpon\"><span>StumbleUpon<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/ourlifepurpose.com\/?p=187&amp;share=google-plus-1\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\" id=\"sharing-google-187\"><span>Google<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/ourlifepurpose.com\/?p=187&amp;share=email\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-64841909-187-69e01814d039b' data-src='\/\/widgets.wp.com\/likes\/#blog_id=64841909&amp;post_id=187&amp;origin=ourlifepurpose.com&amp;obj_id=64841909-187-69e01814d039b' data-name='like-post-frame-64841909-187-69e01814d039b'><h3 class='sd-title'>Like this:<\/h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height:55px'><span class='button'><span>Like<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"loading\">Loading...<\/span><\/div><span class='sd-text-color'><\/span><a class='sd-link-color'><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our personal growth is the process of transforming with change. 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