Change is hard. It is, I know it. Everyone has their own things that need to stay the same. Those things can be just silly traditions, friends, family, etc. I used to need everything to stay the same, like christmas morning at my own house, easter egg hunts on easter morning, and more serious things like school and friends. Once my parents got divorced I thought nothing would be the same. I was going to move away, get new friends, get a new house, eventually get a new step family and so many more things. That really sucked. Like BADLY. The sad thing is people are only temporary and they will change. Realizing that and accepting it really was a struggle for me. Finding my place in the town I live in now is still a struggle at times. The hardest change was the family. Not only did they change, but some left me when I needed them most. I say this not for pity, but for some of you people reading this so you know you are not alone. Trying to figure out why that was, is impossible. I realized trying to figure out why people do things and change is impossible cause half the time they don't know the answer themselves. Learning how to go on and be a happy person was challenging because it felt like I had lost everything. I felt that the world was changing around me and I was stuck. Now that I look at everything, I realize I was wrong. I hadn't lost everything from the change, I gained everything. I gained step siblings, a step dad, grandparents and the rest of their family. I also made amazing friends and have truly found myself. God tests us at our hardest times. Sometimes I feel like he has a bowl of popcorn and just enjoys watching us act like complete morons. (I'd do that) Yet He always works it out in the end. The thing I learned is He cares more about how you act after you have gone through change, rather than how you were before it. Going through everything I did allowed me to live a different way and eventually learn what I really wanted. So yes, change is hard but it also can be the best thing. So if you are moving, starting at a new school, or just realizing people are temporary and they do change, I hope you can learn that change is good. I know I know, at the time is SUCKS BIG TIME. I've been there, but the end result is something you will love. I know this is cliché but turn to God. When you feel like the change is too much. Pray that he will give you the strength to get through. I allowed the change to get the best of me and I wasn't myself. If there is one thing I hope for you, it is that you read this and know you are not alone in the change. Feel free to email me or DM me on twitter if you ever need someone to talk to. Remember, People change, Things change, God NEVER Changes.
xoxo,
Shelby
P.S sorry for not posting is like 9876543456789 years
xoxo,
Shelby
P.S sorry for not posting is like 9876543456789 years