Do you look forward to what's next?

Gardenlover

Gardenlover

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Some people do everything within their power to avoid change, while others embrace change as if it is a shot of adrenaline.
Which camp do you embrace my friends?

I enjoy change and feel that problem solving infuses one with life itself, not that all change introduces problems to be solved.
 

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Smells like more politically motivated baiting and disparagement of those with differing opinions.

But perhaps saying what you are trying to get at more directly would assuage that impression. Being so elliptical is considered poor netiquette here as far as I can tell.
 
dilettante said:
Smells like more politically motivated baiting and disparagement of those with differing opinions.

But perhaps saying what you are trying to get at more directly would assuage that impression. Being so elliptical is considered poor netiquette here as far as I can tell.
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Wow.
I'm surprised that you perceive the question in that way. Of course I don't live in a country which is about to have an election.
I saw it in the context of a senior's related question of aging, decline and our eventual demise. I now realise others obviously interpret the question differently.
 
dilettante said:
Smells like more politically motivated baiting and disparagement of those with differing opinions.

But perhaps saying what you are trying to get at more directly would assuage that impression. Being so elliptical is considered poor netiquette here as far as I can tell.
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Rakaia said:
Wow.
I'm surprised that you perceive the question in that way. Of course I don't live in a country which is about to have an election.
I saw it in the context of a senior's related question of aging, decline and our eventual demise. I now realise others obviously interpret the question differently.
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@Rakaia, I'll second that W😲W.

@dilettante - All Gardenlover is asking is whether you enjoy change. He's not elliptical; the question is simple and straight forward. There's no political baiting here. It's possible that you're straining to pick up an imaginary odor.👃

I agree with Tommy. "Change for the better is a good thing."
 
I hate change with the fieriest of fiery passions. 🔥 There, I said it. 🤷‍♀️
I know that needs further explanation, so my answer comes from the experience that most changes have been negative ones for me. Of course I realize that there are good "changes," too... but on a personal level, when I think of "change," I think of the bad variety.
 
Gardenlover said:
Some people do everything within their power to avoid change, while others embrace change as if it is a shot of adrenaline.
Which camp do you embrace my friends?
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“Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.” Loosely translated: the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Change is not always a good thing. It may force us out of tired habits and impose better ones upon us, but it can also be stressful, costly and even destructive. What's important about change is how we anticipate it and react to it.

Some changes are of great benefit, others though, debatable, such as: Cost-to-Benefit Ratio. Change is never free. There's two reasons people resist change. Lack of knowledge about coming changes and fear of the unknown. Change can also result in choosing the wrong solution.

When you commit to making changes, however, you can relax your routine and become more flexible. Both socially and professionally, adaptability is a positive trait and one which can bring valuable rewards.
 
Most times change is a good thing even though it may not seem that way at the beginning. It can also be heart breaking, mind numbing and cruel. It scares me sometimes and excites me at other times. In the end I cannot stop most of them so I do my best to accept them and learn to live with my new life. "If it doesn't kill me it will make me stronger." Annie always believed this too. We kidded each other that we were the strongest people we knew.
 
I have friends who, as they’ve gotten older, have come to abhor change, dread it, and strive to keep everything the same.

I’ve always embraced change, and luckily Ron’s the same way.

There’s a mantra I’ve lived by pretty much my whole life regarding change, and it’s simply this: “ It’s change that changes things”

It sounds simplistic but its essence is profound. But oftentimes, folks avoid change like the plague. Change can be scary. With change come the unknown and the unknown can feel threatening.

Too often I think we bemoan some facet of our life, oblivious to the fact that choosing to make even a small change will alter the trajectory. I personally will always choose change, even with all its unknowns, over unhappiness or discontent.
 
My brother-in-law's late mother was very rigid and would not embrace even necessary change.

For instance, the overhead light in her kitchen was out and could not be fixed. It needed to be replaced. Since they no longer made that particular fixture, she refused to have it replaced with another model and lived with a gloomy kitchen for years.

I'm just glad her stove and refrigerator lasted.
 
Gardenlover said:
Which camp do you embrace my friends?
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Change is inevitable
How you react will either enhance or mess with yer life

I learned to adapt to what nature dictated to what I thought my plans were, when living in the mountains

Now?

I'm accepting my blindness as a challenge

Today
Getting the toothpaste on my tooth brush

Tomorrow
Putting new batteries in my tiny flashlights in the right direction

The sense of touch comes greatly into play
 
Gardenlover said:
Some people do everything within their power to avoid change, while others embrace change as if it is a shot of adrenaline.
Which camp do you embrace my friends?

I enjoy change and feel that problem solving infuses one with life itself, not that all change introduces problems to be solved.
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It is Human Nature to dislike change, but as others have said, change is unavoidable, but frequently brings benefits and opportunities.
 
I definitely look forward to what is next. Good or bad it's like unwrapping a present.
 
Alizerine said:
The major changes in my life have come from one loss after another and I am not handling it well.
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I have an idea of what you are feeling. I have had my share of loss in my life and some would say I've had more than my share.
I have been asked by family and friends as to what keeps me going. I haven't come up with the whole answer yet, other than I now seem to see all of the good memories I shared with the people I have lost. Most times I just feel good for having had them in my life whenever I think of them.
I can only hope that you can get to that place in your own mind.
Last summer and autumn I allowed myself to take some grief counselling for the first time in my life. The first and second groups helped much more than I ever thought it would. I had never held much stock in this type of thing before but I had never gone through as much as I did the last few years and I was having trouble comprehending the magnitude of how much it all impacted my life.
I never got to the point of severe depression but now that I am this old retired man I have a lot of time to think or over think.
Now my thinking is much more positive.
 
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