Change in my midst

Who do you invite to your dinner parties and what is the topic of conversation?

I recently had a dinner party and invited some of my closest friends, or are they foe? Who are these people you may ask...Well, it was me, as hostess, and then myself in the archetypal roles of Victim, Child, Saboteur and Prostitute.

Dinner conversation was all about the concept of change and what this evoked in each of us. I commented on a magician's act that I had been privy to see‐ where a table was beautifully set with a lace tablecloth, crystal glasses and china. The magician, before our very eyes, with a flick of his wrist, had pulled out the tablecloth from underneath the glasses and china. All "appeared" to be as it was before, and yet it wasn't!

So, I posed the question: Is change necessary? If so, why do we wish to keep things the same? My Child, being the innocent one of us all, remarked on the adventure that change brings to us. She suggested that we anticipate delicious surprise in the gift of change.

My Saboteur looked at change from the stance of choice. I can choose to run from change, constantly avoiding it or even choose to make as if it hasn't occurred. Or I can move with change and look to how the choice of working with change liberates me.

My Prostitute brought the element of faith to the conversation. So what is it about change that I fear? When I know and believe of the power of conscious thought and presence, then I know that I am cocreating my life and am constantly changing and growing in alignment with a bigger purpose. So in fact, I am bringing this change into my life and therefore trust myself.

My Victim held up a mirror for me to see my self worth. When I know who I am, then I know that it is me doing to me, and not others doing to me. Therefore change, is a remarkable way in which I can grow in love and appreciation of self.

Change is all around us...look at the change we are experiencing right now: from the monetary markets of the world to the change in our government...

What I have realized post my dinner party, is this: change is inevitable. I can choose to believe that change is "out to get me", or I can choose to skip through change with the attitude of adventure.

I invite you to have your own personal dinner conversation around change....Perhaps a coaching conversation will bring a keener insight into what you discover.

Until next time, I invite you to visit my website www.inneri.co.za and if what you see piques your interest, call me on 083 267 8354 or drop me an email on Juanene@inneri.co.za

Last changed: Jul 13 2011 at 10:55 AM