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Wednesday 28 July 2010

When we change, when our societies change, we become different people. When a 5 year old goes off to kindergarten, you should expect an accelerated change as your child develops within new peer groups and social structures. When an adolescent becomes an adult the physical and psychological transformation that occurs is awkward and downright painful at times. Getting married, moving from neighborhood to neighborhood, getting a new job, having children, experiencing the death of a loved one: all of these are moments of transition and change in life. It is natural to resist these changes and transformation because even when they are joyful times, they are tinged with at least a hint of sorrow. Those moments of change that are more negative are downright painful and in some cases are difficult to move beyond. Like a sailboat in irons, the one going through the change is stuck at sea only to be battered by the wind and waves. Drew Tatusko

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