"On Change That Matters"

Boise, Idaho is not on the other side of the world as I originally feared.  The reason I know this is that I was able to hop on a plane--well, actually two--before breakfast and arrive in time for breakfast.  One does not get to the other side of the world that quickly.

My apprehensions have dissipated.  My daughter and her family, who moved there at the beginning of summer, still recognized me.  A room in their home has been designated "Grandma's room", and, even though it had no bed in it, I have claimed it as my own.  I even have access to a bathroom, willingly shared by a grandgirl.

My view is that change is important in one's life.  It is the opposite of stagnation, and an outer change can be an impetus and opportunity for personal growth and development.  We all know what happens with stagnancy.  One need only look at standing water to draw a pretty graphic picture.  It is the same in our personal lives.

The thing about change, though, is that there can be a change in our environment, our outer surroundings, and no change within.  That was expressed clearly the other day in a conversation I had with someone:  "I have moved; everything is different; nothing is the same.  And yet nothing has changed.  I am still the same."  There was a recognition, an acknowledgement of the true need, the need to be transformed from within.

On the other hand, the opposite is true as well.  Everything can remain the same in the physical outer and yet I can become a different person, a better person.  I can change.

As I am writing this, I realize this is a theme I have already expressed, and the question is whether or not I am going to post this.  I probably will, because I feel the basic premise is important and reminders are always good.  

Circumstances in my life have changed and are constantly changing.  The sparkly grandgirl and the fearless one aren't quite so handy to visit; summer is already shifting towards fall, and daylight is lessening; the grandgirl who made me "Nana" has her permit and will soon be conquering the highway on her own; an epic, milestone birthday awaits me around the corner, the big 7-0.  And yet, I revel most in those changes which take place within. 

My goal, my desire--to become and to be the person I was created to be.  That cannot happen on my own but only at the hand of the One who made me.  For me, that is the change that truly matters.