Growth-noun-full development or maturity; development from a simpler to a more complex form; increase in value or strength
“Life is change, growth is optional, choose wisely.” -Anonymous
Whether you agree with it or not, change is inevitable. You cannot stop the process of getting older (no matter how many cosmetic surgery operations you get), you cannot stop time, the weather, natural disasters, or death. That is a part of life. Time does not wait for anyone as it progresses. The only thing that we can do is choose whether or not we want to grow as life progresses.
Growth is an option. We cannot control the growth of our physical bodies, but we can control our intellectual, social and spiritual growth. Some people are afraid of change and so the choose not grow. They engage in the same behaviors and activities that they did five, ten, even fifteen years ago. Many people would say what is wrong with that, but if you are still the same person that you were 10 yrs ago how have you grown in any way?
Each chance that we get to spend a new day on this earth we should strive to reach a higher level than we were the day before. It could be something as simple as trying to make your bed up three days out of the week or washing the dishes every night. When people here the words change and growth they automatically think of some far fetched goal that does not seem attainable. People do not realize that even simply reading the newspaper or a magazine is progress for someone who chooses not to read at all.
When you grow you are increasing your strength and value in certain aspects of life. We should strive to be better than we were the day before and do something that will stimulate growth mentally, socially, spiritually, physically (staying or getting in shape) and financially. We should want to continue to progress in all areas and aspects of life. Our financial, social, intellectual, physical, or spiritual states will not change automatically. We must choose to be proactive and choose to grow.
Remember this not an event it is a process that takes time and every step towards making your life better and more wholesome counts. So will you choose to remain stagnant and complain about your situation or will you choose to grow as a person to reach your dreams and desires?
“Life is change, growth is optional, choose wisely”
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