Everything around us changes. It may be the experiences we have, memories, relationships and seeing the world in a different way that changes. I always think about the changes I have gone through and the people I meet that change during my first year of college. I have days where I think deeply about the things in my life that broaden my perspective on different topics. One of those happens to be “change.”
What does change mean to you? Mean to me? How does change affect people? What is the most kind of effective change we face? Sometimes I never know how to answer those types of questions because there is no right answer.
My first semester of college is coming to a close as I wrap up 1/2 of my first year of college. I think about all of the experiences I’ve had since making the decision to study away from home and being on my own as an adult. I tell you college changes you. Maybe not for everyone, but it has changed my perspective on things. I notice the people I meet, the friendships I make, the way I interact with others, my schedule and being independent has been a big change.
I never took the time to sit down and realize how far I’ve come in life to be here as a college student preparing for my future. I think about all of the experiences I want to have and the things I hope to have. Change has been something that allows me to appreciate the little things more often and the things I do that benefit me or taking the changes I’ve made and using it as a lesson to grow and learn as a person.
I am always aware of the things I’m doing, for the most part, and the decisions I’m making. And in some ways, I see change whether it’s the good or the bad kind. We can’t control change. I think about the things I am doing and will it be good or bad? I wonder if this change is something I need? want? or just don’t know what the outcome will be.
Not going to lie, change scares me sometimes. I think that change can be good or bad in some ways, but somehow I want change to happen because it helps me grow, learn and become a better version of myself. I want the change that can help me see things differently. I think that overall, my life has changed in so many ways with the people I’ve met, the friendships I’ve built and who I surround myself with.
Change is something I am never used to because some changes in life take time to adjust to. I’m afraid that sometimes too much change can affect who I am as a young girl whose almost 20 years old and closing her teenage years soon.
I’ve gone through changes that have affected me, benefited me and have helped me. I think the biggest change that is definitely still a struggle for me is loving my shape. I have always struggled to love the body and to love who I am, and to appreciate the little things about myself. Over the course of a couple of years, I have lost a lot of weight and still struggle to be happy with how I look. I think the changes in my body are the things I sometimes can never accept, can never love enough and can never look at it.
I have talked about so much change in this lengthy article, haha, but I think these changes help me learn, grow and be the woman I want to be. I think facing these things helps me try to see reality and to accept, appreciate and to be aware of those changes.
It’s okay to be scared of change because I think everyone can be scared of the changes they face.
