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Here you will find 5 short 'Wisdom Stories' per week.. The theme that is followed in each story is... a short introduction, a wisdom related story and a powerful quote. Please enjoy...

ADAPTING TO CHANGE:

Why don't we generally adapt to CHANGE?

Allow this explanation to help answer that question...

Imagine if you would: your first trip to the seaside each year with your children. It would be almost customary for you visit the beach and walk to the seafront. Of course you would know better than to slip off your shoes and walk into the freezing cold sea.

But would your children? They would see it as an exciting adventure and be off with their shoes and socks and rush to go for a paddle with no hesitation whatsoever! The cold sea would not be a problem.

Why? It is because they ask different questions. You had pre-judged the temperature of the sea and decided it would be too cold. Your children hadn't.

If and when CHANGE is happening, and you find the

mood is negative it is because you are asking the wrong questions. Most people tend to ask themselves the same questions over and over each day. As a consequence they receive the same answers in return; which makes their life 'black and white' instead of 'colour'.

If you have ever visited one of the world's beauty spots such a Niagra Falls, do you see the beauty or do you see the hustle and bustle of the commercialism?

If over this festive period you begin to get a little tired of the adverts for holidays. Is it because you haven't organized your own yet?

QUOTE: "If you don't like the answers you are getting in life, change your questions."

(Nate Booth, American Author and Corporate Trainer).

ADAPTING TO CHANGE:

Once, in a forest, a lioness who had several cubs went off to search for food and while she was away, one of the cubs strayed into the middle of a flock of sheep.

The cub followed the sheep and the shepherd, seeing the cub with the sheep, kept him. The cub behaved like the sheep because of the company of the sheep.

The shepherd thought that, if he remained in the forest, then one day the lioness would roar and the cub, hearing the roar, would remember it was a lion and would attack the sheep. So he took the flock with the cub to another forest where he believed there were no lions.

One day a lion did roar in this other forest and all the

sheep ran away, and the cub also tried to run away.

The lion - in lion language! - told the cub to stop and said, 'Why are you afraid of me? There is no need; you are not a sheep. You are a lion like me. If you are not sure I can show you.'

So he took him to a pond and the little lion saw in the reflection that he had the same face and same

characteristics as the one who roared. Then the lion

asked him to roar with him, so he learnt how to roar,

and the whole personality and individuality of this little lion was completely changed and he started roaring like a grown lion.

I suppose the moral of the story is; if you are a Judge and mix with criminals, you'll become a criminal. If you mix with the Judges again you'll return to being a judge. You are who you mix with!

So if we are who we mix with, could it be possible that we, could be, who we pretend to be? Well the following quote suggests that it may be a way to overcome fear!

QUOTE: "I have often been afraid, but I would not give in to it. I made myself act as though I was not afraid and gradually my fear disappeared.'

(Theodore Roosevelt, Former American President).

ADAPTING TO CHANGE:

Is change an important part of your life? It is integral! It is like the wind in nature; let me explain:

Most people would be aware of the Great Barrier Reef, stretching some 1, 800 miles from New Guinea to Australia. Tour guides regularly take visitors to view the reef. On one tour, the guide was asked an interesting question. "I notice that the lagoon side of the reef looks pale and lifeless, while the ocean side is vibrant and colourful, " a traveller observed. "Why is this?"

The guide gave an interesting answer: "The coral

around the lagoon side is in still water, with no

challenge for its survival. It dies early. The coral on the ocean side is constantly being tested by wind, waves, storms - surges of power. It has to fight for survival every day of its life. As it is challenged and tested it changes and adapts. It grows healthy. It grows strong. And it reproduces." Then he added this telling note: "That's the way it is with every living organism."

(Unknown Author).

That's how it is with people. Challenged and tested, we come alive! Like coral pounded by the sea, we grow. Physical demands can cause us to grow stronger. Mental and emotional stress can produce

tough-mindedness and resiliency. Spiritual testing can produce strength of character and faithfulness.

If you want to feel the wind through your hair a little

more often, then be ready for the changes in life.

These changes are more certain than even the

very things we expect to happen.

"Be good at dealing with problems and with change.

Little is more certain to happen, both today and tomorrow!"

QUOTE: "Within you right now is the power to do things you never dreamed possible. This power becomes available to you just as soon as you can change your beliefs."

(Dr. Maxwell Maltz, 1899 - 1975, Author).

ADAPTING TO CHANGE:

Before we adapt to change we need not to fear the

effects that change will bring.

Preparation for a major change in our life is essential,

but I'll deal with that in a later piece of editorial.

Major changes in life do happen and you can plan for

them, a wedding of course is a good example. But

what if you don't like your circumstances or career

path, how can you instigate change?

Today we have a recent selection of very short stories to illustrate how we all strive to improve our lives for the better. Yet we too easily mix up these two suggested solutions.

A good example to consider, in comparing these stories to your own life is the parallel problem with our medical profession. They treat the problem and not the cause!

'As we enter this new-year, we all want to change our lives for the better. The question is, how? There are two ways you can change your life: (1) Change your conditions; and or (2) Change your mind. Sometimes you can change your conditions. Always you can change your mind.

Perhaps you have heard about the fellow who was

losing coins out of a hole in his pocket, so he went out and got a second job to replace the coins. He  didn't realize how much more helpful it would have been to simply sew the hole!

Recently I was in a car with several friends waiting to pay a toll at the Chicago airport. The line seemed to be moving rather slowly; I assumed the delay had

something to do with security. When we finally

arrived at the booth, we found a handsome Italian

man with thick grey hair and sparkling eyes. As he

handed us our change, he leaned over and

enthusiastically sang us several verses of "La Traviata" - and he was really good! We thanked him, smiled, and went on our way with a little more colour in our cheeks.

Many years ago my mentor told me, "Take whatcha

got and make whatcha want." If ever anyone has

ever put this principle into action, it is that toll

collector! He has taken a potentially dreary and

chilly tollbooth and transformed it into an opera

hall! I'm sure the people who pass through his

booth are the happiest in that airport.

My friend Drake is a landscaper who had numerous

small accounts. One day one of his customers,

a wealthy man with a large estate, invited Drake to

work on his property full time. "What is your dream

of how good this job could be?" the owner asked Drake.

Drake told him he would have to think about it. He went home and wrote down all the aspects he could picture for his ideal job. A week later Drake revisited his notes and realised that what he had written did not represent his entire dream. So he expanded the salary, equipment, and working conditions. Several weeks later Drake came back to his written vision and realized it still wasn't big enough. This process went on for three months, with Drake's dream job continually expanding on paper. Finally he felt that what he had written was big enough to match what was in his heart and mind. He took the paper to his prospective employer and showed it to him. The fellow read the paper, thought for a moment, and answered, "Sounds good to me." Now Drake is living his dream job. He took what he had and made what he wanted.

The key to taking what you have and making what you want is to reframe. Find a way to look at every

experience so it empowers you.

After the great Argentinean golfer Robert De Vincenzo won a tournament, he received his cheque and began walking to his car in the parking lot. There he was approached by a young woman who told him that her child was seriously ill, near death. She did not know how she could pay the doctor's bills and hospital expenses. De Vincenzo was so touched by her story that he endorsed his winning cheque and pressed it into her hands with the loving wish, "Make some good days for the baby." A few days later a golf official told him, "That woman you met in the parking lot is a phoney. She has no sick baby. She's not even married. She fleeced you, my friend." "You mean there is no baby who is dying?" asked De Vincenzo. "That's right, " answered the official. "Well, " De Vincenzo responded, "That's the best news I've heard all week."

(Alan Cohen, Author and Lecturer).

QUOTE: "When your life isn't so sweet, do you change your conditions or change your philosophy? Ultimately, mastering your mind yields far more success and reward than rearranging conditions.'

(Alan Cohen, Author and Lecturer).

ADAPTING TO CHANGE:

Most people try and avoid change, but are not

aware it happens in small amounts each day. I

must admit that at times I can become quite

grumpy when one of my favourite shops shuts

down, or when one of my older computer

keyboards breaks down.

It is a comfort zone that nurtures all our needs.

Or does it?

I am a great believer in fate. But that could also

be described as a person who can adapt to

change. If fate brought along some good or bad

news, you could adapt with ease.

The skill in adapting is of paramount importance.

It is an equal parallel to the finest athlete who

needs to trim a few seconds off his running time.

If you can adapt to change you'll be the finest in

your profession, the happiest in your circle of

mothers, the less stressed in your circle of friends.

Some changes in life are inevitable, they somehow

need to follow a course of action. If that course is

changed for convenience, then there could be

handicaps as a consequence.

Marriage is a good example. If we cheapen the

ceremony, not necessarily in any financial way

but by lack of effort or approach, the glue that

binds these two partners is lost. The ceremony

needs to take its full course to have a

binding effect.

This little story proves that changes are essential

for our survival...

LIFE'S LITTLE STRUGGLES

A man found a cocoon of an emperor moth. He

took it home so that he could watch the moth

come out of the cocoon.

On the day a small opening appeared, he sat

and watched the moth for several hours as the

moth struggled to force the body through that

little hole.

The moth seemed to be stuck and appeared to

have stopped making progress. It seemed as

if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go

no farther. The man, in his kindness, decided

to help the moth; so he took a pair of scissors

and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon.

The moth then emerged easily. But its body was

swollen and small, its wings wrinkled and shrivelled.

The man continued to watch the moth because he

expected that, at any moment, the wings would

enlarge and expand to and able to support the

body, which would contract in time.

Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent

the rest of its life crawling around with a small,

swollen body and shrivelled wings. It never was

able to fly.

The man in his kindness and haste did not

understand that the struggle required for the

moth to get through the tiny opening was

necessary to force fluid from the body of the

moth into its wings so that it would be ready

for flight upon achieving its freedom from the

cocoon.

Freedom and flight would only come after the

struggle. By depriving the moth of a struggle,

he deprived the moth of health.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need

in our life. If we were to go through our life without

any obstacles, we would be crippled. We would

not be as strong as what we could have been.

Give every opportunity a chance, leave no room for

regrets, and don't forget the power in the struggle.

(Unknown Author).

QUOTE: "Life can't go according to plan, if you

have no plan!' (Unknown Author).

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