Daily Meditation for January 5

My mind is always open to new things and I embrace change.

For so long, change felt like an intruder, barging into my carefully constructed plans and scattering the pieces of my life like wind through a puzzle. I used to resist it, clinging to what felt safe and familiar. But lately, I have been holding on to a different thought: my mind is always open to new things, and I embrace change.

It is not easy to unlearn the fear of the unknown. But when I repeat those words, they remind me that change is not an enemy. It is a teacher. New things are not there to threaten me. They are there to show me the edges of my comfort zone and push me just far enough past them.

When I approach change with curiosity instead of resistance, I begin to see it differently. It is not a storm to endure, but a gentle force urging me forward, a chance to grow in ways I had not imagined. Staying open does not always feel natural, but it is freeing. It transforms disruption into opportunity and hesitation into hope.

So I remind myself that I can learn, adapt, and flourish. Change is not something to fear. It is part of the path I am meant to take.

Erin McGrath Rieke

erin mcgrath rieke is an american interdisciplinary activist artist, writer, designer, producer and singer best known for her work promoting education and awareness to gender violence and mental illness through creativity.

https://www.justeproductions.org
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