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The world we live in is rich and complex. Many forces interacting generate situations of ambiguity that are impossible to predict or even comprehend.

We use the word "change" to describe situations that are either new or unknown to us.

Most people respond to change in one of 3 ways:

  1. Pretend change doesn't happen.
  2. Regard it as a "temporary" perturbation -- that things will eventually revert back to normal.
  3. Try hard to "change" ourselves in order to become congruent to the particular change at hand.

Such a lexicon of response to change is founded on the beliefs

  • that the world is a dangerous place;
  • that safety and security is guaranteed;
  • that change threatens our safety and security.

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GAME #1

Which of these best characterizes how you are responding to change today?

- Life's at an even keel.

- I'm weathering the storm.

- I'm really trying to improve myself!

 

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