Jan 8 Change

What have you outgrown?
We think of children growing in stages, outgrowing old clothes, old toys, and old ways of acting. We tend to think that when we become adults we stop growing and remain the same for the rest of our lives. But in fact adults grow and change also. What we need at one time may no longer be what we need years later. Like children, we outgrow old ways of behaving and thinking.
This can be a problem for others around us who want us to stay the same. They may prefer that we stay in the same patterns. They want us to be predictable.
You may feel as if you are stuck in patterns of behavior from the past that no longer serve you. In fact you may have outgrown some elements of your life.
One of the gifts of growing older is the wisdom gained from living. In order to grow in wisdom and understanding it may be necessary to give up what you have outgrown.
Today, ask yourself whether you have outgrown anything in the life you are living now.