THE CHANGE-AGENT - 156/365

to facilitate change

requires the

courage

to be different

Question:

How brave are you willing to be?

Clay Ingredients:

Super Sculpey

THE CHANGE-ARTIST - 135/365

it takes

courage

to break what is not broken

heart

to pick up the pieces

&

love

to create something new

Question:

What do you wish to change?

Clay Ingredients:

Sculpey Translucent

Holtz Distress powder (weathered wood)

THE ENFORCER - 113/365

"Why do you say you'll do things you have no intention of doing? The garbage is overflowing, the counters are dirty, your underwear is on the floor and the toilet seat is guess where? Yes...UP!

It's a good thing I'm around to point out what you're NOT doing otherwise you'd not do it and get away with it."

My Reflection:

Change is complicated. Actions and reactions are ingrained like a grooves in a record and every time that record plays, it follows the same path.

I'm learning that if I really want to change the way I respond, I must first understand "why" it's important - "what" it will mean if I do and what it will mean if I don't. And after I've answered those questions I have to ask myself the most important one...do I still "want" to make the change and if so what would the "benefits" look like?

This sounds complicated and it does require some thought - but I've found that trying to change the grooves on an existing record isn't really possible - the only way to make a change is to cut a new one.

Question:

How do you change your behavior?

THE FAKER - 110/365

"I'm not faking I'm just pretending...there's a difference. If I was "faking", the truth would be something other than what I'm portraying but "pretending" means I'm just making up my own truth - that way I get to change it if I want to and "pretend" something else."

My Reflection:

I'm amazed how easy it can be to shift my reality depending on what I believe to be true. The key word is "believe" because without belief I'm either faking or pretending or hoping or wishing which means I haven't yet convinced myself. Is "faking it" kind of like trying on the new reality until it really IS reality? Or...is it just a disingenuous way of presenting myself to the world?

I don't have the answer to these questions but I do know that when I "fake it" to cover up what I believe versus what I intend my belief to be in the future, I end up burying the belief deeper into my consciousness.

Perhaps in order to change my belief I must simply hold what is "true" for today, while taking actions that will create a different one for tomorrow.

Question:

How do you change your reality?

THE FRIENDLY GHOST - 91/365

"Don't be scared, I'm here to help...honest I am. Sometimes, a person has to be PUSHED a little and that's what I'm going to provide for you...a little "push" - okay maybe a BIG push but you'll feel grateful once you've gotten over the shock."

My Reflection:

Day to day life routines can become so comfortable that the thought of doing something different is a little scary. But I'm starting to learn that life isn't so much about being "comfortable" as it is about learning to be comfortable with "change." If I fear change then, of course, I avoid making changes and if I stop making changes - I stop living.

For me, THE FRIENDLY GHOST is a good reminder that if I want the tapestry of my life to be filled with richness and color - I must find the courage to weave "change" into the fabric.

Question:

How do you embrace change?