Change Happens

[gerisullivan]

Change happens.

Sometimes it's as swift as tonight's cool, soft fog burned away so soon by tomorrow's brutal heat wave.

Sometimes it's a slow erosion, the long weekends lovers once regularly carved out of time scarce and precious growing ever shorter, ever more apart.

Sometimes we see change coming and embrace it; sometimes we see it coming and battle against its every shadow, every step along the way. Sometimes it seemingly comes out of nowhere and knocks us flat. Sometimes it swoops in, bringing us wings or a magic carpet to fly on.

Sometimes it brings better, sometimes it brings worse. Usually, like the rest of life, it's a mix. We need the cool mist of the night's fog, we need the heat of the day. And, yes, we need the heat of the night, too.

At the core, forever true, change happens. We make it, we allow it, we cope with it, we are helpless against it...these are our choices. These are our choices, and more.

Change happens. That is not a choice; that is reality.

Change happens. The miracle is how much we each remain who we are all throughout the process, all throughout our lives. For better, for worse.

Change happens.

Comments

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

You OK?

K.

What minnehaha said.

[dragonet2.livejournal.com]

I know why I'm sad, roh started chemo today and she misunderstood how long it was going to take. By about 10 weeks or so. And I really do not think she really really understands all the implications of having your immune system whacked down to kill the cancer. she is going to get the injections of a white cell builder, but we're going to wait and see just what happens.

I'm just feeling a little sad and withdrawn. I've had too much change over the last several months and I'd just like to figure out how to bring in some sort of income before unemployment runs out.

Best wishes and good luck, no matter what's going on.

[maruad.livejournal.com]

I think how we manage change in our lives can affect how we enjoy our lives. Sometimes we cannot control/manage these changes. I hope you are managing things well and not beating yourself up for the things you cannot manage or control.

[coffeeem.livejournal.com]

You are much loved and appreciated. That, at least, doesn't change.

[batwrangler.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[webbob.livejournal.com]

I hope that you can accommodate the changes with as little discomfort and pain and as much of growth as you can while being true to yourself.

[voidampersand.livejournal.com]

U IZ IN MAH THOTS
HOPIN U K

[pameladean]

I guess you've said as much as you can or want to, right now, but I'm wishing you the very best.

P.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

That was a little mysterious, but I always wish you the best.

[lauriemann.livejournal.com]

Hope all is OK.

[caindog.livejournal.com]

That was both poetic and mysterious.
Here's hoping that all is well and that you always have the right combination of coins for the bus.*

*(Sometimes exact change happens, too.)

[papersky.livejournal.com]

*hug*

[redbird]

Yes, change happens. I hope you're doing okay here (and note that the heat wave will pass; it's only June).

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

Time may change me, but I can't change time.

[dd-b.livejournal.com]

Best wishes in your changes!

(Sounds a bit ominous, really.)

[netmouse.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

sometimes change is the only constant in the universe. Yet, as another poster said, my esteem and caring for you remain ever high. You are loved. Know that.

*more hugs*

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, pretty much. Great icon.

Re: What minnehaha said.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

That's a lot to get hammered by. My thoughts and love are with you all. Here's hoping for some good changes soon, and the stamina to endure through all of them.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Yep, absolutely on that first bit. I have a fairly good (or at least long) track record on coping with change and seeing the positive things that can come of it. I'm not so good about not beating myself up regardless of how much responsibility or influence I have over things not going well.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Remember that you used this icon when you run into Ben at Fourth Street. If all goes well, it will add to a small bit of laughter then.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Shared. Thanks.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Yep, that pretty much covers it. Thanks.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

U MK ME LARF. TKS.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It's the global reality that's staring me in the eye, more than any particular specifics.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Thanks and likewise on the best part.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Yep, pretty much. Within the usual bounds, anyway.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'm glad the poetry came through. Thanks, too, for the laugh!

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Shared, and humor, too.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

The heat wave will pass, and come again, as will the snow. Lots of changes happen within a confined set of parameters, others, not so much.

Yes, I'm doing okay. Making it through the day, and All That Jazz....

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Dammit.

There's so much I could do with a time machine.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Thanks. As for ominous, I hope not, in the end. If only I can get better at the whole acceptance thing and keep on keepin' on.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Hugs shared, and likewise.

Big Hugs

[sexybass.livejournal.com]

Big Hugs from an old friend. Hugssssssssss!!!

[ckd]

One can never cross the same river twice, for neither you nor the river remain as you were. However, if you can get the fox, the goose, and the grain to the other side without anything being eaten, you still solve the puzzle.

*hugs*

[kaffy_r]

Beautifully written, slightly worrying. Hugs, should you desire them, and strength for whenever you need it. Love you.

Re: Big Hugs

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Shared, and music, too.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

I love my friends, and am honored to count you among them.

I'm leaving the fox, goose, and grain to their own devices and am going out for ice cream.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

I'm glad the writing came through, thank you. There's not a lot to worry about, really. I have a long track record of persevering, of endurance, and even though the tone is melancholic, there is and continues to be lots of wonderful change in my life, too.

Re: What minnehaha said.

[jbru.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine who survived testicular cancer replied to his doctor when asked if he understood what chemotherapy was, "That's where you poison everything and whatever survives is probably good, right?"

So best wishes to your roh and strength for you as well.

[jbru.livejournal.com]

Is it weird that I didn't worry about you when I read this? It seemed a statement of how things are, not a lament against that. Maybe it's just me. Or maybe I'm just in the midst of so much of the same kinds of change that I see where you're coming from. You can't stop it, so you have to go with the flow.

I have a little bit of drunk left after the party at chez minnehaha, so I'll just close by saying I miss you, changes and all. It's melancholy, but it's true.

[debgeisler.livejournal.com]

I got up this morning, and someone had stolen all of my stuff and replaced it with exact duplicates. This wouldn't have been a problem, but I think they got Mike, too.

Okay, maybe not...but not all change is even obvious on the surface. Here's hoping your still waters...run deep.