When is a good time for change?

When is a good time for change?
Is there any time other than Now?

Yet, it seems to us that we have all the time in the world to change.

We tell ourselves that now is not a good time,
That first we need to finish this thing and then we will make this change.
That we don't have a choice right now, but later on it will happen.

We are simply not being honest with ourselves.

Let's start by admitting that first of all,
we are afraid of change, because it is unknown.
What will happen? How will it affect us?

Second, let's admit that we are lazy, and we don't want to deal with the challenges of the change.

After these two things are out of the way,
Now we can observe and inquire into the matter.

Does it support us, to be limited to our own ideas?
Do we want to live a life of limitation?
And if not, what is the way to change?

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