New Things and Change

My mind is always open to new things and I embrace change.

For so long, change felt like an intruder, barging into my carefully constructed plans, scattering the pieces of my life like wind through a puzzle. I used to resist it, clinging to what felt safe and familiar. But lately, I’ve been holding on to a different thought: My mind is always open to new things, and I embrace change.

It’s not easy to unlearn the fear of the unknown. But when I repeat those words, they remind me that change isn’t an enemy—it’s a teacher. New things aren’t there to threaten me; they’re there to show me the edges of my comfort zone and push me just far enough past them.

When I approach change with curiosity instead of resistance, I see it differently. It’s not a storm to weather but a breeze urging me forward, a chance to grow in ways I hadn’t imagined. Staying open isn’t always natural, but it’s freeing. It turns disruption into opportunity, hesitation into hope.

So, I remind myself: I can learn, adapt, and flourish. Change isn’t something to fear—it’s a part of the path I’m meant to take.

Erin McGrath Rieke

erin mcgrath rieke is an american interdisciplinary activist artist, writer, designer, producer and singer best known for her work promoting education and awareness to gender violence and mental illness through creativity.

https://www.justeproductions.org
Previous
Previous

Abundance

Next
Next

Blurred Days