| The person who masters change, masters
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| | prepare themselves and their lives to
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| happiness.The best way to thrive in
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| | bend, re-arrange and transform to
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| today's ever-fluid, volatile world, is to
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| | harmonize with the upcoming meanderings
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| become a master of change. A "Change
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| | of the river. They know that change is
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| Master" not only welcomes, invites and
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| | life's agent of renewal and strategy of
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| celebrates the flux of constantly
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| | survival.The Myth of Change as
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| evolving life, but also consciously
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| | StruggleContrary to popular belief,
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| drives and directs these rhythms. When
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| | change does not have to be hard! Change
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| you live "smart," you drive change. You
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| | can be difficult if we choose to fight it
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| don't have to let change drive you. When
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| | or deny it-like the perennial ostrich,
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| you shift from a "resistance-to-change"
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| | sticking its head in the sand and
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| mindset toward a self-empowered frame of
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| | pretending something doesn't exist. When
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| mind, you unlock your vitality,
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| | we don't prepare ourselves for life's
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| creativity and spirit.Change, the
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| | rollicking rollercoaster, we don't enjoy
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| Unwelcome GuestMost of us were not raised
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| | the ride.But if we get proactive and
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| to welcome change. On the contrary, our
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| | anticipate change, we can not only flow
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| modern Western culture promotes the
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| | with the current, but also direct the
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| opposite: the pursuit of predictability.
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| | current. We can lead change by taking the
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| We're advised to try to keep our life as
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| | initiative to take creative steps ahead
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| regular, set and stable as possible. The
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| | of time that allow the inevitable to be
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| status quo is sacred. The unknown future
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| | accommodated with ease and even joy! A
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| is portrayed as dangerous and
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| | Change Master chooses to embark in new
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| threatening. "Don't rock the boat!" we're
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| | directions, to experiment with different
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| admonished. The collective strategy is
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| | options, and to surf the waves of change
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| that the more aspects of our life that
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| | as a fun life adventure.Intuition to the
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| remain the same, the less we have to
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| | Rescue!With today's fast-moving pace,
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| adjust and adapt. And the less we have to
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| | action often has to be taken with limited
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| change, the easier life will be. The
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| | or imperfect information about the
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| party line is that change is
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| | future. Without all the necessary facts,
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| inevitable-unfortunately!-but certainly
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| | the analytical mind doesn't know what to
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| no fun. Having to constantly change and
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| | do. But intuition does! A Change Master
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| grow is experienced as a struggle-a
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| | consults intuition-inner guidance,
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| challenging, hard ordeal-by most of our
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| | instincts, "gut feeling"-when sufficient
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| elders.Make Change Your AllyIndigenous
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| | data is not available.The analytical side
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| peoples have a different approach to
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| | of our consciousness organizes and stores
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| change. Native peoples live closer to
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| | information. The intuitive side
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| Nature than most Westerners do. And they
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| | immediately retrieves all relevant data
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| take their cue from Mother Nature who
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| | and experience from the full depth and
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| advises: "Make change your friend, your
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| | breath of our lifelong experience in
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| ally. Allow change to work for you, not
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| | order for us to make wise decisions. The
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| against you." The natural world suggests
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| | analytical mind is to intuition as a file
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| we learn to roll with the punches, so we
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| | cabinet is to the supercomputer at the
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| can enjoy life exuberantly expressing
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| | Pentagon. Intuition functions a thousand
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| itself through continual change.Feng-shui
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| | times faster than the mind. And has
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| Your LifeIf we observe elements of
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| | resources a million times more vast. A
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| nature, we see that water and wind flow
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| | Change Master uses intuition to improve
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| with the life's tides of constant change.
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| | his or her ability to improvise and
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| Water and wind are flexible and fluid,
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| | adjust quickly to change. Intuition helps
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| willing to transform shape immediately
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| | us to not only survive, but to
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| with the fluctuating forces acting upon
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| | thrive!Inner Guidance Saves a
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| them. They move in the direction of the
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| | FamilyHumans also have precognitive
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| movement of change. They take the
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| | abilities, but usually don't use them as
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| quickest, easiest path-the path of least
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| | much as animals. Susan, one of my
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| resistance-no matter what changes in form
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| | coaching clients, is an exception. One
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| are required. Hence, the whole philosophy
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| | day she received a very strong intuitive
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| and practice of Feng-shui: the art of
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| | knowing to sell her family's home and
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| nurturing energy flow, health and
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| | move. Loving the house, neighborhood and
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| aliveness. The very term literally means
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| | schools, her husband and children didn't
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| "the way of wind and water." In Chinese,
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| | want to uproot their lives without a good
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| "feng" means wind, "shui" means
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| | "rational" reason. Her certainty in the
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| water.Change as OpportunityNative peoples
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| | accuracy of her intuition fortunately
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| wisely view change as a personal
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| | convinced the family to relocate. The
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| opportunity, not as a threat. They know
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| | week after the their home was sold and
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| that change brings fresh perspectives and
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| | the moving van had left with all their
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| new possibilities. Indigenous peoples
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| | possessions, the house was destroyed in
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| look for the gift in every curve ball
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| | the 1994 Northridge, California, 6.8
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| that life throws us. Indigenous cultures
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| | magnitude earthquake!Ride the WaveWith an
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| welcome the surprise and spontaneity that
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| | open, willing attitude toward life's
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| naturally accompany change. They know
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| | inevitable fluctuations, a Change Master
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| that the more we flow with the
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| | can discern the probable path of the
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| fluctuations of life, the more resilient
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| | future and make pre-emptive adjustments
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| and happier we are."How Can I Steer
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| | to make the transition easier when it
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| Change to My Advantage?"Knowing that
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| | comes. If we are in denial or blinding
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| change is inevitable and ever-occurring,
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| | fear about the future, we can't get
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| tribal peoples intuitively respond to
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| | ourselves ready to handle the shifts with
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| life's fluctuations ahead of time-rather
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| | grace. With an accepting approach, we can
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| than waiting until life forces them to
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| | intuitively predict the course of our
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| change, reacting after the fact. Looking
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| | future and arrange our life to take the
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| ahead with excitement and clarity, native
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| | fullest advantage of the changes.(c)2004,
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| peoples anticipate the inevitable twists
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| | Keith Varnum. All rights in all media
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| and turns of life's winding river. They
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| | reserved.
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