Different

Have you ever had a loss or transition or change in your life that you have had to adjust to and found yourself saying that this now is a new "different?"  Well, I spent a couple of days with some friends who had moved and she and her husband couldn't have been more hospitable. They are on a large, beautiful lake, with great sites and fishing! 

In a note she sent me afterward she acknowledged that even though our time together was nice, it was "different" and that she was still adjusting to all the "different."  It really doesn't matter what the event is that caused the transition but it could be a death, a job or a move...it could be anything major but things are "not like they used to be!" 

I don't know about you but I don't like changes and there's not a thing that can be done when they hit us in the face.  Many are completely out of our control, like my friends moving which changed many things for them and me!

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Have you ever wanted to pout, complain or grump because of it? Have you ever experienced miserable times, missing the gorgeous sunsets of life right in front of you?  Or have you decided to have as positive an attitude as possible through the adjustments, knowing this attitude will carry further than a negative one?  

The ultimate consolation sometimes is as simple as saying out loud, "I'm adjusting to 'different' too!" It always helps to know we're not alone in this world and to share the same sentiments; this gives great comfort!  Remind me to share about acceptance next time! 

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