History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new. Sometimes people say, “Here is something new!” But actually it is old; nothing is ever truly new.
—Ecclesiastes 1:9-10 (NLT)
One of the hardest truths to face in this life is that, whether we like it or not, just about everything that exists on this planet is the way that it is for a reason. This may kind of be a harsh reality to accept; especially when Thinking of changing certain things in your own life. However, there’s also a positive side to this truth. Even though something you are seeking may be new for you, it doesn’t mean the new things you are seeking are new to this world. Once you begin to understand the system of how things work where you are going, you will function more seamlessly at that level.
It’s worth noting that life is always changing. We are not meant to stay on the same levels or in the same patterns for the rest of our lives. As times and trends change for us, whether on wide or minor scales, we either rise to the occasions or stay in the paradigm we are used to. The decision to rise or remain is always up to us. One cannot take systems, pattens, and rules from an old way of thinking and apply them in the new places God takes them to. There is a new system of functionality that (already) exists where you are going.
Embrace the positive elements of growth as you carefully consider your new Normal. How are people already thinking on that level? How are the people there already acting? How do they carry themselves? What things do they accept or reject? There is nothing new under the sun. Thankfully, it is not typically necessary for a person to have to re-invent the wheel as they grow in life. It is only meant for us to embrace what has already existed. Keep aligning yourself to where you are going. What might be new for you, is already normal somewhere else. As you keep adjusting to the levels you are going to, old patterns that were once normal for you will begin to be replaced with something new.
Lots of Love, XO
