Do we really want things to change?

Do we really want things to change?

When times are bad, we crave, wish, and pray for a change. A change for the better. But change always comes at a cost. That cost is letting go of what we know and that can be painful for many people.

Perhaps it is because I am adopted and spent some time in a home of safety that stability and setting down roots is a primary need for me. Every time I moved, I swore that this would be the last move. And yet, I feel very much like a member of one of the nomadic tribes. A bit like the movie Chocolat, a 2000 romantic comedy-drama film based on the 1999 novel Chocolat by the English author, Joanne Harris. The main character Vianne Rocher, played by Juliette Binochean expert chocolatier and her six-year-old daughter Anouk (Victoire Thivisol), drift across Europe following the north wind.

But there are some changes that must happen and when we look back at our lives, we find that some of our greatest growth as humans have come in times of change. This past week I changed my book covers. I did not go on a whim; I completed a cover design crit course and looked at some other authors in my genre. The primary change was the background and the colours of the fonts. I tested it ona group of about 100 authors before making the change. The ebook links on Amazon have already changed over and we are working on the paperback version for printed copies.

Change is a common theme in my books as well. In Book 1 Nadine’s family relocate because after a fire-breathing dragon that destroyed their village, the King’s spies located where Nadine is from and he is coming to her. Nadine did not sign on to be a Dragon Whisperer and to fight evil. That was not part of her dreams for the future. But becoming a person of influence requires change. And ultimately her life and the lives of those around her are the better for the change.

I hope that this week, you will find the courage to change areas in your life that will bring you closer to living a life of more significance.

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