{"id":188,"date":"2019-10-07T16:33:32","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T13:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edcortes.ph\/?p=787"},"modified":"2021-07-11T02:41:02","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T02:41:02","slug":"change-is-permanent-why-resist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emcortes.com\/?p=188","title":{"rendered":"Change is permanent. Why resist?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Yes, change is indeed imminent, and we could not stop it. It happens, and it makes an impact not only on any relationship but on our career, our goals, and our lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>The question is, do we need to fear change? In my opinion, I don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n<p>Change is already part of our system, and we are already accustomed to it. It is because our body system is designed not to resist change but to adapt to it. What I would like to point here is that when drastic change happens, though we always have a choice, I would always choose to accept the change and just let it go.<\/p>\n<p>When I took Physics in college, I made a realization that Science is the study of change. Do you still remember how the Phases of Matter? Solid to Liquid then To Gas. How about the Law of Conservation of Energy that states Energy is neither created nor destroyed, it is only transformed into other forms. Transformation means change, am I right? Then we have the Theory of Evolution? It means change. The phases of the moon. The Seasons we have - winter, spring, summer, and autumn. All of these concepts are associated with change. We were trained and had been repeatedly reminded that change is everywhere. Therefore, to be successful, we need to take advantage of what happened in our favor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- divi:embed {\"url\":\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WApE5BDmY0A\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"responsive\":true,\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:embed --><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":217,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>Yes, change is indeed imminent, and we could not stop it. 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The Seasons we have - winter, spring, summer, and autumn. All of these concepts are associated with change. We were trained and had been repeatedly reminded that change is everywhere. 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