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| Safe Call Now President and Founder Sean Riley |
As we enter into summer and the changing of the seasons once again it
got me wondering about “change” and how it impacts us. Change can be scary, fun, exciting and
terrifying all at the same time. Do any
of us like to change? I propose to you…
if we don’t embrace change, we don’t grow personally. Change is something I’m not a big fan of but
it is mandatory if I want to become the person who I want to be. Genuine, loving, self-reliant and all those
characteristics I admire.
I made the big geographical move one year ago. After 25 years living in one place I packed
up and moved 300 miles to the east (still near a large airport of course) to a
city I’ve never lived in before. I
learned to dance in the rain all of those years and as my life has grown and
I’ve seen the world out there, it is time to learn more about life and
experience all it can bring.
When I was in my addiction I was the preverbal “people
pleaser” as I never wanted to confront issues or upset the balance of my
life. I wanted everything to just stay “status
quo” and not hurt anyone’s feelings or my own.
By doing so all I did was compromise my self-esteem to make others
happy. I sacrificed myself for the
benefit of others. I thought this was
noble as I put others first. You know
the old saying when you’re in an airplane…
You can’t help others put on the oxygen mask until you put yours on
first!!!
