"If nothing changes, then nothing changes." What does that mean?! Sounds annoyingly like "It is what it is." Well, duh... I think it's much more profound than "it is what it is," actually. Especially in the context of CHANGE.
For those needing to make a change in themselves, it means do something! The pursuit of perfection is the enemy of excellence. For example, say you want to lose weight and get in shape. It makes no sense to WAIT until you get a new scale, join Weight Watchers, buy new sneakers for walking, join an exercise class etc. etc. etc. blah blah blah. How about a small step in the right direction? How about you decide to skip cheese on burgers TODAY? Switch from sugar in your coffee to stevia TODAY? Park far away from the store you ae going into so you can walk more? Ditch the elevator and take the stairs? Eat the crudités at the appetizer table instead of the brie? All of these ideas lack the DRAMA and EXCITEMENT of the BIG CHANGE, but these are the steps that permanent change are made of.
Sometimes we waste time waiting to do The Big Thing. "If nothing changes, then nothing changes." So it makes sense that when SOMETHING changes, things start changing. Make sense?
This is true in all human affairs, especially as related to change. Working on being less of a pushover and having better boundaries? Make a commitment to say NO when you want to say YES but need to say NO twice a week, Missing romance in your relationship? Then YOU start making changes...bring your partner a silly gift or send an "I love you" text. (If you don't want to because they aren't and you are "keeping score" that's another topic.) Really want to save some money? Every night put your change in a jar and once a month put it in a savings account, brown bag once a week or start making coffee at home.
All those silly axioms are around because they are as true as can be..."a journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step"..."It's a cinch by the inch"... Believe it. Making a tiny change, faithfully, leads to more change. Try it and see.
