Just a quick thought: Moving more than things

I am in the process of looking for another place to stay. The move is unwelcome yet needed. And like with most change, there is discomfort. Not only is packing and moving is physical labor, it involves mental work. You see, sometimes moves are by force, not by choice. And as I am forced to move and to change and to labor through the process, it all reminds me of people and the impact the process of moving has on our mind and body.
Change is challenging but inevitable. The only thing constant is change. So if we know change is coming why is it always difficult to process when it arrives?
My first thought is the comfort of the "knowing" is much pleasant than facing the unknown. We are creatures of habit; we like the eat the same foods, go to the same places, hang with the same people, and work and live at the same places. Furthermore, for most part, its the same with our minds, we think the same thoughts, believe the same facts, have the same opinions and feel the same way.All this familiarity is healthy in our developing years, security and safety is important throughout our lifetime, but I will assert that when we become "adults", staying the same is unhealthy, unnatural, and even dangerous to our growth. You see, what doesn't grow, eventually dies. Moving our minds and bodies are essential to our growth, our becoming greater and purposeful.
As I look for a place, plan the transition, spend money on transfers, use time and energy to pack up personal items, and throw away some things, and give other things away; I realize that moving more than things is another way of life. If we want to attain a goal, get married, lose weight, buy a home, graduate from college, raise children, own a company, travel to another country, or whatever the action may be, there is a moving process; a learning; a leaving, giving up or giving in. Change is at the core of moving from one person, place, or thing to another. The moving process will be discomforting and maybe even frightening, but new things, greater things are possible with moves, with changes. Giving up old useless habits, negative people, unhealthy foods, defeating thoughts, cluttering items or thoughts make room for a the launching of the next level of life.