Who Moved My Cheese?

This morning as I was listening to yelling in the next room, I was thinking about a book titled Who Moved my Cheese? It's about one's ability to adapt to change. I'm experiencing a lot of change at work and it's not negative change. It's simply a break from the norm and I see my co-worker's not adapting well. They're clinging to what was and not recognizing that, like it or not, change is here and it's remaining.

First it was Twi's arrival. No one wanted her. Well, she's here. It is not the worst thing that could happen. She's nice and a good worker. Yet, the majority still will not cut her any slack. She's committed the ultimate sin, I guess. She's displaced a member of the family and will not be forgiven. Another employee is being reassigned and no longer in our unit. The posturing's begun and, of course, no one wants to do the tasks of the re-assigned employee. Everyone has more than enough work and doesn't need anymore. Nevermind that this is part of their "other duties as assigned".

I never liked change much either but came around when I finally got it....really understood that everything is impermanent and nothing lasts forever. Sure I'd heard the words and sayings over and over again, but its message and meaning was lost on me. I wasn't in a space where I could receive and hear the message, let alone, understand it. Then, I began my spiritual journey and many things became crystal clear to me. In my quest, I learned a lot about myself and the value and meaning of my romantic relationship. I learned to appreciate the truly valuable things and persons in life and that all of the other stuff, well - it's just fluff. Some things are worth fighting for and fretting about, others aren't.

Part of life's journey is how we handle challenges. Just that one sentence tells you my viewpoint. I view change and situations as challenges, not obstacles. Many things and people come and go in life. How I adjust and adapt will determine the type and quality of experience I will have. John Lennon's song Watching the Wheels is running through my head:

"I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round.
I really love to watch them roll.
No longer riding on the merry go round.
I just had to let it go.
I just had to let it go.
I just had to let it go."