Change is Inevitable, Week Forty-Four in the No Longer New Abnormal

If change is the only constant in life, why do we have such a hard time with it? When two old friends died this past week I was grateful to have known them. Although my life will not change much since they were no longer regular presences in my current life, their kindness, compassion and humor have stayed with me since we met in the 80’s. However, their close family and friends now will feel the change in their lives profoundly, as do we all when death comes to those we love.

On another note, over 50,000 people are running in the New York City marathon today. For many this is their first marathon and if they’re able to cross the finish line they will be marathoners. That will change how they know themselves today and going forward. If, they are unable to cross because of injury or for other reasons, their expectations will probably feel like a loss, and they will feel changed in ways very different from their fellow runners.