“In about a month or two, your life will be completely different.”

A good friend of mine reminded me of this earlier today.  She’s right too. In about a month, I’ll be moving out of my beautiful apartment and into a new place, location TBD. I will more than likely have a new job, but maybe not. Maybe I’ll still be sitting on my butt all day, watching TLC and replying to @spencerpratt’s tweets.

Either way, I’m surprisingly content. I have my moments where I explode in frustration, but generally, I’m alright. Of course, I didn’t choose any of this. Scrambling to find a new place to live was not a choice of mine and I certainly never asked to be laid off. Yet, I can’t shake this feeling of relief I have. Thankfulness, even. It’s like that weird song I keep hearing on the radio: “sometimes goodbye means a second chance…”

I am eager to begin my second chance. And why wouldn’t I be? I’m a little wiser now and I don’t sweat the small stuff as much. I’m learning that life changes at the drop of a hat and because of this, I’m not scared to make mistakes.  Of course, I don’t strive to make them, but I don’t avoid them like the plague anymore.  Mistakes are the foundations to the most important lessons we learn in life.

My life has become one big ball of confusion and for that I am, ironically, thankful. You learn a lot about yourself when you haven’t the slightest idea what’s going on…a lot more than when you think you’ve got it all together. When your security blanket is taken away, you become vulnerable and naked. You find out who your real friends are and you start to grow chest hair. I should know; my chest has sprouted five just today (and no, I will not be posting any pictures, despite the previous reference to nakedness).

I am adapting to changes, whether I chose them or not, because that’s what grownups do.  And let’s be honest, I may be aware of the upcoming changes my life will soon see, but any of us could just as quickly face a similar fate.  Just one layoff, one trip to the doctor, one phone call…just one…could completely change your life forever.  I guess you can clench tightly to your security blanket while you formulate some sort of blueprint for your life, but you’ll probably be wasting your time.  Eventually the blueprint will need to be redrawn or someone will steal your blanket.

Trust me. I try to formulate life plans in my mind every single day. Not one of these plans has ever come to pass.  Not even close.

If nothing else, this season of life has taught me to not only accept change, but to expect it.  What about you?  How have you grown accustomed to the inevitable changes that take place in life, everyday?

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