Change is already here, quietly

"I feel like I haven't changed at all."

I've engaged with various learning materials and put them into practice.
I've also encountered the thoughts of many different people on social media.
I've even tried interacting with others.

But I'm still scared, anxious, and lost, just as I always have been.
I don't even feel like I'm moving any better than before.
I still get deeply shaken by someone's strong words.

And,
don't you ever feel this way?

"Maybe I really can't change after all..."

But have you really not changed at all?

I'd like you to take a moment
to look back on recent events.

For example,

feelings you used to lock away because you were scared.
Now, you've thought about trying to put them into words, even just a little.

Before, you would have ended it with, "That's impossible."
Now, you've thought about trying to engage with it a little,
asking, "How do you do that?"

Before,
you would have brushed off your discomfort by saying,
"Everyone else is saying that and doing that."
Now, you've been able to pause and think, "Something feels a bit off."

Don't you have these kinds of small changes?

They might not look like dramatic changes at all,
and you might not even perceive them as "change."

It's not like your life suddenly changed.
And it's not like you suddenly gained confidence.

But,
the way you face things has changed a little.
You've started to notice the finer details.
You've started to think from a different angle.

These kinds of small shifts in perception
are actually very important.

Change doesn't always begin with a loud, sudden crash.
It doesn't happen that way.

In fact, when you look back later,
you might realize for the first time
that things had been changing little by little.

That is why
I don't want you to tell yourself you're no good
just because you feel like you haven't changed yet.

It's okay to still feel afraid.
It's okay to be uncertain.

If you are able to see your true self,
even just a little bit.

If you are starting to stop ignoring the things that interest you,
even just a little bit.

I believe that change has already arrived,
quietly and gently.

Once you start to notice that change,
your curiosity and sense of playfulness will begin to stir.

Thinking, "I want to know a little more,"
or "I want to try a little more."

Drastic change
isn't the only kind of change.

First, make sure not to leave behind
those small things that catch your interest.

From the moment you start picking up on those feelings,
change is already
quietly beginning to move.

Well then, until next time.

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Thank you for reading this article
to the very end.

If you ever feel like looking at the feelings
you've been carrying alone together with someone else,
please feel free to drop by anytime.

I hope to be one of those places
where we can look at your "quiet true feelings" together.

In addition,
I have organized articles about "ways to move forward without leaving your sensations behind"
by theme.
If there is a feeling close to where you are now,
please feel free to take a peek when the time is right for you.
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