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What is change and how can we deal with it?

Have you ever asked yourself what causes people to change? Not only that, but what are some of the best ways to deal with the changes, whether they’re good or bad? An interesting web site I found was About.com. It talks about several different topics, even how to deal with changes in our lives. An example used in this web site was about the changes that occur in the work place. It mentions how change is something natural, and sometimes a good thing. It’s the way we react to those changes that truly matter. We try to avoid change because we are afraid of what might happen. The amount of resistance that we have shows whether we see the change as something positive or negative. For example, if a worker sees that there is someone new working near them, they might see it as a threat of them possibly losing their job. On the other hand they might see it as their company doing so well, that they need some extra people. So it all depends on what you believe the outcome of the change will be. Now obviously there are far more extreme examples of life changing events than those that occur in the work place, but no matter what changes come our way, we always have to deal with them in the best way possible, and this web site will help you find them.

An Oakland High Student

Now lets get into something a little more relevant to us teenagers. We all go through some sort of change in our lives. Some of these changes are more common than others. I was able to talk to an Oakland High School student about a change he went through that I’m sure a lot of us can relate to. Right in the middle of his tenth grade year he had to start over and go to a completely new school. He said that it was difficult because he had to meet all new people and catch up with what was going on in the school. He said that he didn’t need anyone to adjust to the changes. Maybe he was telling the truth, sometimes we are able to get through certain things on our own just fine.

My own experiences

I thought that it would be cool if I talked about some of the ways I have changed in the past few years. Just like so many other students I was very nervous about starting high school. When I found out that hardly any of my friends from middle school were going to O High I was worried that it would be hard to make new friends. However it was a lot easier than I thought. After a while, meeting new people and making friends seemed almost natural, and by accident, like you don’t even have to really try. Now that was just freshman year. Starting in my sophmore year and especially through out my junior year I feel like I’ve had to mature a lot more. For a while now my family has been going through rough times financially. My mom especially has been struggling. She’s been sick for so many years, and sometimes I wonder how much longer she is going to live. Because of this I’ve had to do so much more around the house to help my mom, and take care of my baby niece and nephew. I also know that I have to do more to help pay for stuff, so I’m curently looking for a job. Hopefully I’ll find some way to do something to make things start going a lot more smoothly for my family.

Final Thoughts

So as you can see, we all go through our changes. Some might be harder to deal with than others. Some might require help from other people. So no matter how hard things can get it’s possible to get through anything.

Sources(About.com)