Without change in ourselves we become stifled and stagnant; without change in the world we will not survive. Such impermanence means that every difficulty, challenge, joy, or success will, at some point, be different: This too shall pass.

If you are anchored to yourself, your priorities and the people you love, no matter where life takes you, you are home, and that is an idea I feel very settling.

Life changes as we change. It's a natural part of life. Accepting these inevitable changes are instrumental to our personal health and happiness. Making new decisions can be challenging.

Two years and eight months ago, I found myself abruptly launched into a prolonged transition that continues to this day. As is so often the case with major change, there was much ambivalence.

When we change our life inertia, we liberate ourselves from those forces that have, until now, propelled us in a direction we would not have chosen. It means we will have the freedom to hope, feel, accept, engage and strive.