Beatrice Schultz

Today is a hard day for me…

Last year, I woke up with a song in my heart and was ready to start the new month.

April is a month that brings change, it brings shifts, it bring new things.

In my mind, I was focusing on the new season we were moving into and the new quarter and the thought of new opportunities and new challenges.

I was not prepared to receive a call that morning that my beloved friend had passed away early that morning.

I was not prepared for that blow; it shook my very foundation. Suddenly all that I thought important became vague and unnecessary. All I wanted then was to hug her one last time, hear her voice one last time, hear her laugh… enjoy the very essence of her. 

Death really is a thief that creeps in when we least expect and rips us of all we thought dear.

Change is not always easy, there is an old saying that goes: 

“The only constant thing in life is change.”

Learning to embrace change and putting systems in place helps us to manage the changes that occur more easily.

It helps us to mitigate the stress and overwhelm that comes with it.

Mind you that does not mean that it won’t hurt or be uncomfortable, but being aware helps us to identify it and walk through it with the plans that we have previously put in place.

“I now know that nothing in my life will change until I change the way I see my life and myself. “

-Iyanla Vanzant-

She goes on to say that: 

If you want to make a change in your life, you have to start with yourself. There are no pass outs, no handouts and no shortcuts. It can be uncomfortable to admit to yourself that maybe you don’t like who you see when you look in the mirror, but doing so opens up the opportunity for the greatest gift you could ever give yourself: Self love.

Although change can be uncomfortable out of it births new possibilities.

What the caterpillars thought was the end of its life was the beginning of a life with wings. 

If we do not allow ourselves to mourn the end of a season we hold on bitterly to what could have been. 

So this April open your arms to receive again, allow your heart to love again and allow yourself to love again.

Change doesn’t mean that you have forgotten what used to be, it simply means you are allowing yourself to embrace a new tomorrow and a different way of things. 

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens…”

-Ecclesiastics 3:1-