Change

She sprang from the door to pounce on the frozen white covering of the back yard. What had yesterday been a powdery white snow had become overnight a sheet of ice, resistant to the paws of a playful Golden Retriever. Soon she got her grip to frolic over the frigid ground cover that would lead her to her desired spot in the yard. Silence reigned in these early hours of the frozen morn uninviting even to the crows usually foraging for sustenance. Adaptation to change has been necessary for survival. When physiological change takes place one adapts to that change. Whether a positive or negative adaptation is engaged is ultimately the decision of the one challenged. Seldom does anger, frustration, resistance, or withdrawal lead to a healthy adaptation. Each may have its motivating genesis, but seldom will either lead to an outcome of a thriving nature. Gratitude for the opportunity to engage actions that will build adaptive strength and vigor leads to greater understanding of what those adaptive strengths are. Acceptance that change has occurred bridled with thankfulness for options that embrace new ways of adjusting to that change lay the foundation upon which a thriving life may be upheld.