LIFE CHANGING MOMENT #3...
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This is one of my
favorite photos of all time.
It reminds of
my three sweet babies...
who aren't babies anymore.
It also reminds me
of some of the best advice
I've ever received.
Advice about change.
I remember shortly after
that tiny baby in the photo was born,
I was talking to a friend.
I must have been
lamenting the fact
that I just couldn't
seem to get a handle on life
now that this new little person
was added to the mix.
I moaned,
"Oh I just can't wait
for everything
to get back to normal!"
She just looked at me.
And then with her
mother of teenagers' wisdom,
she said,
"You AREN'T going to
get back to normal.
You are going to
create a new normal."
A NEW NORMAL.
She was right.
I was fighting change,
instead of embracing it.
As much as I loved
this tiny little baby,
he was messing up my schedule.
I needed to
create a new one!
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My friend's advice
has come in handy
so many times since then.
When I'm dragging my heels
into a new life situation,
when I'm wanting to
hang on to the
old way of doing things,
I remember,
"I need to create a new normal."
I'm using it right now...
as I create a new normal
that includes
elderly parents-in-law
who aren't able to drive anymore.
And I will use it again
in a few months,
when my new normal
will mean an empty nest.
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.Have you ever
received a bit of wise advice
that has changed your life?
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