Recognizing Positivity in Impermanence

Change is inevitable, and impermanence is reality.

Murray "MJ" Blehart

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The one and only constant in the Universe is change.

Change can, will, and does occur all the time. No two moments are the same. Alike, maybe, but the same? No. That’s how frequently change occurs.

You might not believe it. But because people tend to resist, combat, and overall won’t accept change and the reality of it — tons of conflict on many levels is the result.

A great deal of this is based on ignoring or denying the reality of change and impermanence.

You might not be familiar with impermanence — but it’s a useful notion to know.

For example — Buddhism embraces impermanence.

Impermanence is defined by dictionary.com as:

Noun
the fact or quality of being temporary or short-lived.

Why is it good to recognize and embrace impermanence? Think of it this way — if the Universe is nearly 14 billion years old, the Earth is 4.5 billion years old, and the average human lifespan is 80 years — human life is distinctly impermanent.

During the span of your life, people, places, things, experiences, and everything else you can imagine will come and…

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