For a train, going “off the rails” in a totally new direction is a Very Bad Thing. Trains need to stay on their predetermined course. But they also need to switch tracks in an orderly fashion to get any variety in their destination at all. Careful, detailed planning might be just what we need to get and keep us on track.
How are you planning and organizing for change?
“Practice is the hardest part of learning, and training is the essence of transformation.”
―Ann Voskamp
What do you diligently practice?
Sometimes it’s necessary to move a plant to a new pot in order to give it room to grow. It’s healthy in the long run, but quite the shock to the root system.
How has being transplanted into a new environment allowed you to grow?
“When she transformed into a butterfly, the caterpillars spoke not of her beauty, but of her weirdness. They wanted her to change back into what she always had been. But she had wings.”
―Dean Jackson
When have you had to defy expectations in order to embrace your own change?
OK, usually signs of change don’t show up in something as literal as a neon sign. In fact, most signs of change are subtle as twigs changing color when it is not yet spring.
What tiny signs of change do you notice in your life?
