residue

Let's face it, we all come from somewhere. Our perceptions vary and most often are influenced by our own personal experiences. We allow for changes in the way we think and in our beliefs, but it takes a while to undo things, especially things that are part of our pasts.

Which is not to say change is difficult; it's just that sometimes change takes so slow a pace you don't see it when you needed to see it, and only realize it has happened when you least expected it to have occurred.

The trouble is that we seem so set in our ways observers don't see these subtle changes. And part to blame is ourselves, because until we become comfortable with the fact that we have changed, we revert to our old normal as a defense mechanism.

Defense against what? I can only guess - maybe our fear of exposing vulnerabilities, of appearing weak? Of admitting you believed wrong?

Still, it's good to talk about these things - bringing them in the open, trying to figure out how much different you were, how much you've grown, how much more you need to walk to get to where you needed to be.

It's good to know I am capable of change.
It's good to know I am capable of embracing a new normal.
It's good to know I am not walking alone.