Some Things Never Change

From time to time my best friend Mike is on track. For some reason we were talking about life today and the subject came up about how people never change. I have seen many changes in people: their income, their marital status, even their physical appearance, but we both realized that people overall never change. Perhaps I gave my stamp of approval on this too quickly.

I have seen transformations on a daily basis. Many criminals and drug addicts have changed their lives for the better and continue to impact themselves and others. Yes they have changed. My life direction years ago changed from sports and architecture to Spiritual Psychology as a living. Darryl was a burn out and is now in semi retirement. Ernie made a killing in the auto industry, while Dave is very successful in advertising! These people once professed burn outs, hovering around the Burn Ward changed their lives big time though did they really change? Dave, John Darryl, Ernie, and myself on the inside are still happy go lucky and similiar to how we were while in the sizzle of burning out in the Burn Ward.

Spiritually we all have souls, and it is our job to nurture and assist our soul into growth and development. In doing so we do change. I have seen many backslide. I have seen my fair share of people going psychotic and even dieing when they fail to work on bettering themselves. I believe that halting the growth cycle is hazardous to our health.

I am well aware of the times I have halted my own growth process. Fearing the unknown I will hold tight to the familiar - whatever that is. I have termed this being attached to the drama. When everything in life falls apart I do have my anger and resentments to hold tight to, when the simple act of letting them go helps propel me to great heights of growth and awareness. But that is such a huge leap of faith to go through. Instead it is simply easier to hang on to my pain, poor health and being right. According to the poet Rumi - "There is a field out there beyond right and wrong doing. I'll meet you there." :-)

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