It has become so painfully obvious, that the only permanence is continuing impermanence. Nothing really stays the same, although it may seem that way for a period of time . . . change is inevitable. Sometimes we miss the familar, comfortable, easy, less challenging, and less formidable in our lives and what we took for granted becomes in many instances . . . unrecognizable almost overnight. How do we respond to this process, when we know it will continue? When we look around “our modern world,” the word “alien” springs to mind . . . and yet we call this progess. We can have one foot planted in that vision of the future, we can reflect back on what was in the past, or we can become “presently aware” of this moment accepting what we cannot change, yet knowing the essence of who we are is always “a work in progess.” We have the audacity, impetus and insight to believe in ourselves as Thomas Jefferson once stated, “We sometimes from dreams pick up some hint worth improving by . . . reflection.” Very often, change encourages opportunity which gives us strength to be better than our yesterdays and celebrate the sum total of who we are “now.” JLR
