Sometimes you just need to sit down, reflect, and decide what needs to be changed. That’s a hard process. Sometimes it is every gut-wrenching, because change isn’t easy for most of us. Please don’t tell me you are one that thrives in an every-changing environment! I’ll be so jealous.
As I’ve reflected on my steps ahead for 2012, a few things became clear with the help of mentors and leaders. One of the many changes that needed to happen was my bloggy home. I’ve drug my feet. I’ve procrastinated. I didn’t want to move, but here I am right in the process of moving. (I hope you’ll move with me and like the new me, follow, and subscribe — please)
This blog change is in the process. This change will be ever on-going. As with so many other areas of our lives. Change will always be hard, whether it is as insignificant as changing a bloggy home, to changing an attitude, to dropping an old habit, to getting up and exercising. Change hurts temporarily, but empowers and strengthens us for the future.
Have you made a recent change lately? Was it a scary process for you?
I’m seeing so clearly that change is an uncomfortable feeling. The comfort zone is gone. The old habits don’t want to die. The new habits struggle to spring forth and it feels like there is a battle within.
If you need a change today, I hope you’ll step out and join me in making changes in 2012. Yes, some changes will be personal, some financial, some physical, and some will seem insignificant at the moment (like a bloggy change) but I challenge you to step out and conquer new territory and forge ahead to new heights.
When you need a change — it’s time to change!
I’m linking up with Ann at A Holy Experience today to continue to counting my gifts:
77. thankful for the years of blogging on blogger.com
78. for the sweet Maddie who designed this site
79. for a God who is every-unchanging
80. thankful for the handful of grace I’ve been given
81. thankful to worship a God of second chances
82. God is my Restorer
83. God is my Refuge
84. family time doing ab.so.lute.ly nothing
85. the prayer of a homeless friend
86. a sojourner who was just released from prison
87. a church that serves hotdogs
88. a SuperBowl party with the girls
89. the rain that poured down healing grace
90. new mercies every morning
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Thank you, Shanda for stopping by. Getting use to a new site and change is hard. I’m thankful for your encouragement. Blessings!
Positively Alene recently posted..when you need a change.
Oh, Alene. I LOVE your new design! So simple and elegant and inviting. I might just kick my cowgirl boots off and stay awhile! (You and I have a love of boots in common, you know ….)
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Thank you – I’m so verrrrrry slowly figuring this all out. LIke replying where it says reply is probably a good thing. Instead of the new response I left you, LOL.
Positively Alene recently posted..when you need a change.
Thank you, Amy! Thanks for your kind email that my comments were configured all wrong — that’s a real boot scootin’ friend! Love it – can’t wait to hook up in real person. Blessings.
Positively Alene recently posted..when you need a change.
Love your new home! Lovely! Great entry and very true, change bristles the hair on our neck. But we live in an ever changing world for sure. Hope you have a wonderful week”
Thank you, Lea! Change sure does bristle…great way to put it. Thanks for the sweet bloggy house warming encouragement.
Positively Alene recently posted..when you need a change.
I loved it n thanks for sharin with us i can say that i dragg when changes take place but i have too move on thanks for the message have a great week
Norma – thank you so much. It means a lot you stopped by my new bloggy home. Yes, while changes are hard we have to keep moving and experiencing them. Change is really good – it means we are growing. I hope to see you soon friend. Love ya!
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I LOVE your new home! You are going to love WP. And I do believe that changes are good. Keeps us moving forward and keeps life exciting! So thankful for you my friend!
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Yes change is hard but us wanting change is a sign that we are ready for it
Love your new home Alene!
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hoping I’m reading for this — LOL Thanks friend.
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I love the new look Alene! I love change — keeping things fresh.
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Bless you today!
Beth
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Simple and clean. Lovely. I tried to subscribe to the new RSS feed but the button didn’t take me to a place where I could subscribe, just to the posts. Anyone else have problems?
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Thank you girl! Urgh . . . change! I have some deadlines to get out them I’ll figure out what the problem is. Are you on WP? Do you have a clue?
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Laura – I’m having the same problem getting an error message when I try to subscribe.
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I love your change. Refreshing! Change is uncomfortable – lots of changes for me this year, but good changes I think once I get through the scary adventure part:)However, though God does not change, He loves what change can do for us:) Wishing you many blessings as your new blog evolves:)
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Huge changes are happening in my life and I’m terrified. Retirement, moving, leaving my son behind… Scared to death. Thanks for asking.
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[...] you all for being so patient with my changes here at my new home. I’m trying not to get frustrated, but changing old ways can be so difficult. A huge thanks [...]
Thank you sweet friends! I think my subscribe buttons are fixed. Boy, that was a process. Blessings as we journey on from here!
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[...] I took the challenge. I changed – oh not in some significant earth-shattering way, but in a bloggy way. Read more about it HERE. [...]
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your changes look very lovely!
i actually like change. i feel like it’s all i know. yet, now, after things have settled and there is less change than i’m used to, it’s hard. i guess this would be easier for you than me. and your change would be easier for me than you. life is funny like that. but God knows just what we need. amen!
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