My mom just got a new cell phone. A touch screen, 4G compatible, smart phone to be exact (welcome to the 21 century, Mom). Her previous phone was, well…nothing like that. There was no touch screen, no 4-G, no smart. She got an upgrade!  Watching my mom navigate her new device has provided me with hours and hours of endless humor. Every so often I hear, “What’s wrong with this stupid thing?” “How do you text?” Where’s my keyboard?” “Aggghhh!!!!”  Yup, I am totally enjoying this (I know…but it’s sooo funny). Why am I telling this story? I have a point…no, really I do. Is my mom’s new phone better than her old one? Absolutely! However, learning how to operate it is challenging. My mom has to push through her frustration and irritation in order to master the 4-G.

As I consider my mom and her struggle with her phone, I realize life is the same. Change is all around us. It’s at work, at home, and even at play. Life is in a constant state of fluctuation. It can be hard to navigate. Change requires us to grow, and well…to change. In order for my mom to understand her phone she has to develop a different understanding of what a phone does. It is the same with us. In order for us to navigate the sudden turns that come with life, we must change our perception, we must GROW.

So what am I thankful for today? That I am learning to handle life’s upgrades.