The Winds of Change

My violets have been a stable part of my work environment for 15 years. I have collected a variety of colors and styles by bringing home a leaf from various plants and starting them one at a time. I had come to the belief that I would be in the same little space the rest of my career, but things change. Nothing can stop the momentum when change is in the air. If you try, you can't do it. Maybe you can refuse to go with it, but it will change you in the process and change comes anyway.

"We're going to move you", they told me. I had no desire to be moved. Have always felt that my space was ideal and there would never be a reason for me to move. But I learned that my workspace was needed to help my former supervisor work more efficiently with the new team she was assigned to since I was near her office. I had felt the wind of change in the air about a week earlier and my heart was ready to surrender. I began taking things off the wall and even considered giving away my violets. This time of year, they aren't usually in bloom, but this one has held out. This one stayed to remind me that I love them and they are worth the effort it takes to keep them healthy.

I had a wonderful surprise yesterday, a message that a dear friend was in town. We spent this evening together and talked about change. We talked about how we go from happy moments when we feel secure to crazy moments when we feel like we have lost our way, then back again. The pendulum swings and our goal is to remain anchored in such a way that we will not be tossed about with it. To recognize that we will never reach perfection, nor are we expected to. To know that some things are out of our control, and that's OK.