When I was in my second last year of high school I was told that my school was about to undergo some serious reconstruction. An exciting first thought that led to a disappointing after thought It wouldn't be completed until after I had graduated.
The EXACT same situation occurred in university, which made me think, “Just my luck, AGAIN!”
After university, I moved back to Toronto for 8 months during which time the major streets I live near went under heavy “road improvements”.
Yet again, more construction.
When I moved to London I seriously thought I was free from it all until I was very shortly disproven. First my street, then my area’s high road and now, MY NEIGHBOURS HOUSE!
So, after years of thinking (and sometimes screaming) “WHY ME?” I started to think about how this relates to life and this is what I came up with:
Life is “under construction”…that is, to change, to progress, to develop. It’s about getting rid of the old to welcome in the new.
For years I believed that “construction” was following me and I hated it. Now I realize it’s just a simple reminder that I am a work in progress. I can choose to change or be the same.
So can you.
On November 4, 2008 history was made. The world embraced the change it knows it needs.
We can change. Yes, we can.
For many, December is the holiday season. It is busy, fast paced and often quite daunting. Before it officially starts GO UNDER CONSTRUCTION and give yourself an early “gift”!
I once read that if something ‘new’ feels easy, it’s not something new!
CHALLENGE yourself. This month do something you ACTUALLY find to be difficult. But remember that before you can have construction, you have to have some deconstruction.
Get out there and talk to that boy or girl you think is hot, ask your boss for that raise you deserve and dare to tell a friend what you really think.
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