Change Required

Change, it is feared, inevitable and required. We can’t control everything in our lives so like it or not, things are going to change.   In order to grow, advance or move change is required.  We cannot keep doing things the same way we always have and expect to get different results.  Ben Franklin said “when you are finished changing you are finished.”  In order to improve our circumstances, get through challenges or to just be a better person today than we were yesterday, we need change. 

I believe this is the purpose of the I Ho Chuan, to change people.  Each one of us who have embarked on this journey came with our own set of goals and expectations. In some we surprised ourselves and smiled and then there were others that left us disappointment and at times discouraged.  But as long as we did not give up, we didn’t fail, we just learnt all the ways things didn’t work.  Each one of us has changed, some in obvious leaps and bounds and others in smaller but still significant ways, all working towards a life of mastery. So it is with mixed feelings I prepare for the next couple of weeks.  It is with excitement, hard work and enjoyment that I prepare for Jan 28^th and with a bit of sadness that the year of the Monkey comes to an end. I may not be on the Rooster team but after a few years in the I Ho Chuan I have come away with immense appreciation for the value of the team and their support and a number of tools that have helped develop routines that have become a lifestyle, for this I am very grateful. So to all you Roosters, have a wonderful year, work hard, never give up, continue to push past mediocrity and enjoy every moment.

Alana Regier

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