Change

​Here in the office we have been talking about change. Certainly, as autumn starts to show itself, change seems to be in the air. Something new is coming through.
 
Personally, I love the autumn colours – the reds and oranges that bring warmth to our days, as the trees prepare to let go of their leaves. Our walks in the woods bring great joy – and I love kicking up the leaves on the ground as well!

I recognise that change is a good thing, even though it can often feel uncomfortable.  It begins, for me, with the realisation that something different is seeking to be known or done because I experience a degree of restlessness, discomfort, a mind and heart niggle at the very least.
 
Depending on my energy levels, it feels good or it doesn’t. Sometimes it is simply exciting – a call higher: for Spirit to flow through in a different way. However, if I am experiencing exhaustion, due to overwork and not taking care of myself, I can over-react and respond with the thought that everything must change – a rather dramatic response!
 
If this is the case, my first step is to acknowledge that my body/mind/heart feels the need for rest and self-care. Then I enquire deeper – is this a spa-day calling me, (it is always yes to a spa day!) or a change in how I live and work?  As I rest in the silence to be with my experience, this urge for change, I seek clarity on what is mine to know and do. Until I am clear, I do not do anything. I rest, ‘wait upon the Lord’ and know that Divine wisdom is guiding me to my good.
 
I also remember that for change to be good for me, it must work for others as well. Certainly if this call to change involves others, it is about including them in the discussion and being honest that at this time, the urge to experience something new is calling me, even if I have no idea what that is or how it is to happen. Further, when I keep this affirmation as my intention – only good can come from this – I remember that this change will be good for those around me, too.
 
This is why Unity’s practice of ‘I let go and let God be God through me’ is so important. The trees do not try to hang onto their leaves. They let their beauty shine with one last show of glory before winter. Then, in the spring, new leaves, new life, bursts forth – made all the more beautiful because the old leaves have made way for these new ones.
 
Letting go has been one of my big life experiences in Unity. I have let go of many good people over the years, at first not always willingly. However, I do know that when I let go of someone dear, or something that no longer serves me, it is opening space in me and around me, for new good to flow and come forth.
 
This new good is important – it is required. We must all allow God as Spirit, as Good, to flow in, through and as us, if we want to move forward in our spiritual journeys, this lifetime. The flow, as Eric Butterworth (Unity author and minister) described, is important. Energy flows where intention goes. When it is time for the energy to flow in a new way, even if it feels uncomfortable and we are out of our comfort zone, we know it is a call higher for our souls and soul growth.
 
Is something calling you to change in your life? Do you have an urge or inkling that something different is calling you – a new way to show up in the world, a new place to serve, new people to be with? If so, I encourage you to sit with this feeling or thought. Take time to ‘wait upon the Lord’ with anticipation and expectation – God is always showing up as our good – let God be God through you and as you and lead you to the next place in your life that is yours to be.