This is the talk that is going around the school..."School is SO different now. It sucks." "Everybody has clicks." "Nothing will ever be the same again."

"Nothing will ever be the same again." Yup, totally true, but it''s up to you whether that''s going to be a good thing or a bad thing. Just remember, it''s up to you.

I grew up with changes at least once a year. I've moved 5 or 6 times. Changed school 3 or 4 times. Lived on 2 different continents. Changed church 3 or 4 times. And of course, this all led to lots of different friends in my life. I don''t have one childhood friend whose house is just a drive away, but that leaves me with lots of friends everywhere =).

And every time something happened, I always thought I would be able to bear it this time. That I'd be okay. That I was use to change and immune to it all. But it always hurt. Why?

Cause every time I left friends or friends moved, there's nobody there for that laugh, that talk, that cry, and it left a place in my heart e-m-p-t-y. Or every time the house, school, or church was different, I had to get use to different ways of doing things. The undoing of habits. Cause change left me feeling helpless, like I was no longer in charge. I was no longer on top of things.

And then with time, I would build back the normal. Make a new routine. And start over. And then something would shake me out of my zone again, and the whole thing would start all over again. I hated change. Everybody does, but I've learned that it''s part of life. It''s a fear of everyone, and I don't think it''s ever gonna leave me --- or you.

And I won't deny it. School is different this year, but new parts make a new whole, new people make a new whole group. Changes are only gonna suck if you let them suck. Last year was different, and there were many good things about it. Yes, people have left. People have changed. Things are done different now. But if you keep looking at the memories, they''ll become bitter-sweet. You won''t be able to think of them w/o wishing they lasted. Treasure them, but look for other, new, better memories in today.