Change Equals

Change requires a few things, one is that things not be the same. Simple enough You can't change if you stay the same. So we need a change in action but we are not looking for a temporary change. Struggle wants to convince you that if you just take a break from the struggle you can come back to it and it will be just like that first time. Well, that is not the change that I'm working toward. My change is action plus consistency. This means that real change only takes place when time is added to it. The more time in between you and the struggle the more changed you will be. This gives you something to look forward to because once you are free you look forward to every new day. Each day is a day when you are that much freer. I can't emphasize the consistency enough. You don't get to take a vacation from being trapped.
            Think of struggle like a big fire breathing dragon that wants to kill you. You can never train it. Struggle never gets to be your pet that behaves itself and walks by your side. Many people try to keep their struggles around but under control. That is why consistent change is so powerful. Once you have mastered consistently living in freedom you never have to fear struggle again and that is what makes you free. That means you never get to go back to that old struggle. Not even on special occasions. But not even when I'm old and....no never. The good news is that if you truly do this right you won't struggle with that. It is good news, you will never be trapped again, that's what makes you free. Desiring something different does not equal change. It is doing something different that brings the change…the doing….the action. You must consciously do something different than you did before. 

*I definitely remember trying to emphasize to myself that the changes I had done were not temporary. I have learned so much about the brain and how it changes over time as we change and learn. I now think of change much more from a brain perspective than back then. I still hold onto the idea that I can't get a different result in life by doing the same old thing. Now I make sure to cycle everything. Mix it up. Try new things, variations in your repeated routines.