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I hate to say it, but it took a really low point in my life to really start the changing process. I had an ended long term engagement and end to the education for the career that I wanted at the time. Both kindof a surprise to me. I had my life planned out a certain way for so long. And the incidences both happpened at the same time. Then I was kinda like...what now? I knew something HAD to change soon and I couldn't deny it anymore. I wish I would have started earlier, but better late than never. Don't be like me though and wait to actively start working on yourself. It would have made things easier to handle rough times if I had started earlier. I tend to learn things the hard way on some things though, like procrastinating to take time to help myself emotionally. Wanting to work on achieving that "American Dream" now, and work on myself later. In the end, the changes that took place earlier that were hard at the time worked out for the best. I definitely see how change is hard though. I am struggling with it again now, but I'm working on it. And I guess no one ever really stops changing. We are constantly being molded thoughout our lives. Some times for the better, sometimes not. And then there are those wierd things that happen to us that are not really a "good" or "bad" thing or lable, but different than what we had planned in mind. Good luck!

"Dare you to Move" by Switchfoot

Welcome to the planet
Welcome to existence
Everyone's here
Everyone's here
Everybody's watching you now
Everybody waits for you now
What happens next?
What happens next?

I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened before

Welcome to the fallout
Welcome to resistance
The tension is here
The tension is here
Between who you are and who you could be
Between how it is and how it should be

I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened

Maybe redemption has stories to tell
Maybe forgiveness is right where you fell
Where can you run to escape from yourself?
Where you gonna go?
Where you gonna go?
Salvation is here

I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself
Lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened
Today never happened
Today never happened before

Listen to it on:
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I beleive things happen for a reason, and sometimes its needed to be open to change. Glad all is working out for you now. Good luck

Jenny -

Thank you for your post. I love that song too!

My sister-in-law said once that we weren't born walking, but when our minds and bodies got in line with that concept - we would walk. And so it goes...when our minds and bodies get in line (and when we line up our desires to be well with our beliefs that it can happen!) with changing and healing from anxieryt and depression - it will happen.

Good for you for making the positives changes despite the growing pains in your life!

Blessings,
Dawn