Things change, and then we deal with it

Change is something that the majority of people find scary. Understandably so I think. Reaching out of your comfort zone to something that you might not have any idea whether or not will be successful. Whether cutting your hair, changing your style or moving half way across the world. Change will always be scary for the simple fact that it is different. For example a lot of people get nervous starting a new job. What if you don't do very well? What if the people, who have already established friendships, don't like you? What if you aren't as good as you think you are? There are a whole ton of things to be anxious about and it is completely natural.

However, change can be good, change can be positive if you know how to embrace it and do it right. New Years is a time when a good chunk of the country decides to make some mostly positive changes. In most blogs this is the time when the author would go on to list out all of their resolutions. I however, don't do resolutions. I'm just not that type of person. I firmly believe that if you want to make a change in yourself that strongly then it can be done immediately, not waiting for some arbitrary date that really doesn't mean anything. 'New year = New you' No thanks.

Making these changes however is a positive thing that I can greatly appreciate. It should be noted though that change is not something that happens just because you will it so. It requires time, effort and a healthy dose of motivation to make those resolutions happen at whatever time of year.

Bringing this haphazard post back to life at the shelter. Things here are about to change quite dramatically. With the money raised through Dawson's Lights, lots of building work will be starting soon, a new enclosure and new volunteer quarters. The other volunteer here leaves in less than a month, opening a vacancy that will have to be filled. In the upcoming months baby animals will start arriving, throwing my current schedule out the window, leading to a huge increase in work, and reducing the likelihood of getting more than an hours sleep at a time to almost zero. A lot is changing but really, compared to leaving home behind and moving to Canada, nothing can scare me anymore so I am going to embrace it, learn from it and hope that it will all work out in the end.