For the first 50 years of my life, my perfectionist self mistakenly believed it was all about knowing more, getting it right, planning, attempting to prevent bad things from happening, and keeping all of my chicks in a row. It took me this long to discover that the JOURNEY is all that matters. This quote from Gilda Radner sums it all up:

"I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next.
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Saturday, December 6, 2014

Change


We had a water bowl already.

It's been used for many years.
On the surface, it was very functional.
The design only allowed the pets to see a small portion of the water
so they were unable to splash the water on the floor.

But it was not perfect.


Exposing what has been hidden, 
removing the lid, 
the unseen water was not clean.

Don't they deserve better?


It was time for a change.


This is the new water bowl.
The water is constantly moving.  
It is filtered so it's always clean.
It's healthier.  It's better.


The world is always resistant to change.
Isn't it true?


Change is scary.


Change is hard for many.



Even when it's necessary.


When something has been the same way for so long,
it takes courage to do things differently.


It takes is someone with the courage
to try another way... 


to show others it's not scary,


and hopefully lead others to the same conclusion.


Still, some resist.

But be persistent.

Don't give up.

Or maybe just give them no other option.



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