They Don’t Know

When you make a big change in your life, people will comment.

They’ll share their experience, their opinion, their feelings about your change.

Some will support you.  Others will not.

Without realizing it, some will try to hold you back.

They’ll do and say things to keep you the old you.

Your change is uncomfortable for them.

They don’t mean to make your change more difficult, they just don’t know.

They don’t know all the details.

They don’t know what’s in your heart and your head.

They don’t know the path you’ve been on and the path on which you are heading.

They don’t know it’s ok for you to change.

It’s frustrating to not know.

When someone really resists you making a change, choose compassion.

Choose compassion for them because you do know.

You know you’re on the right path.

You know it’s ok to change.

You can hold the space for them until they know you’ll be ok and they’ll be ok.

Then they’ll know.