INCONVENIENT
“Change is not made without inconvenience,” Richard Hooker.
I have been blatantly honest with you, the reader, from the beginning. I began writing this blog more than 6 years ago, the year of the great eclipse, when I was having a “what next or what if” moment. It was also the fortieth anniversary of Howard Schultz purchasing Starbucks following a “what if” moment. He stepped away from his comfort zone (leaving something – inconvenienced), a secure salary and took a risk to pursue his passion. The rest is history.
I can’t say that six years ago, I had identified writing as a purpose and passion. I have been writing for years. Writing was a means to an end. It was more of an interest. Writing has always helped me to concretize the ways/steps to solve a problem and help myself. Everything I write about can be traced back to me and thus my opening sentence.
I am always in the story either sharing a need or a lesson learned. My writing and how it gets from my head to your eyes has become my passion, my responsibility, and it was and is inconvenient. It is risky letting you into my head.
Case in point. I am migrating from one blog site to another. My goal is to do so with no noticeable disruptions for you. I stayed at my current site way too long. Familiarity bred comfort and convenience. The mere thought of change seemed overwhelming. The needed change means surrendering the old, a transfer of years of content – grunt work and time consuming. All of this has created friction in my head and in my schedule. It is risky…what if I make a mistake?
Out of necessity, I am reading each blog, learning, and remembering so much. I am taking inventory of the effect that my words have had on me and wondering anew about the effect they have had on others. Deepak Chopra says, “All great changes are preceded by chaos.” I don’t know if this change will be great, but it is chaotic. My apple cart is upset. I feel a bit vulnerable and exposed.
However, I am choosing to honor the courage from within and encouragement from others to accept the inconvenience, the friction and to change. What I know is that I am not alone. I know what I know which is writing. I know what I don’t know which is technology, so I sought help. I am supported by a village of believers in me.
Things are unfolding as they should as I learn to embrace and cherish the gift of self and of others that accompany me in the inconvenience of change.
PONDER THIS THOUGHT---Inconvenience and chaos is a small price to pay for growth.
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