Who Moved My Cheese

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First, if you are reading these blogs, I would l-o-v-e to hear from you...

Recently, I was asked to speak at a local chamber of commerce meeting. The subject I spoke on was change. (Don't we all know about change?) Change can take so many forms...sometimes subtle, sometimes it may feel like a car crash. (it was like a car crash for me when my husband was diagnosed and eventually passed). The reality is change is all around us, and always will be.

There is a fantastic book out there. Some of you may have read it. It is called "Who Moved My Cheese" by Spencer Johnson, MD and foreward by Ken Blanchard. Anyway, it is a wonderful story about change. It involves 2 mice (Sniff and Scurry) and 2 men (Hem and Haw) and a great story about "cheese" which represents "what we want" and "what do these characters do" when their cheese is moved, their cheese is gone.

As widows, we are faced with enormous change. Consider reading this book or refreshing yourself with it. It is a great message.

We each have choice on how we will accept change.

Here are some of the book's guideposts for your personal reflection.
-Change Happens
-Anticipate Change
-Monitor Change
-Adapt to ChangeQuickly...(my caveat here is "in grief" go through the change at your pace.)
-Change (They keep moving the cheese)
-Enjoy Change (There can be many new and great adventures ahead)
-Be ready to change quickly and enjoy it agian & again (for us widows, this can mean so much...how do you want to grow, develop, change, live?)

Warmly,
Colleen
http://www.coachingforwidows.com/