Others Don't Understand.

I moved back to Wisconsin from Miami in July. It's been more than a decade since I lived here in Milwaukee - things have changed.

Especially within me, I have noticed a ton of change. I enjoy my solitude, not active on social media, prefer to have my phone off when I'm busy, and I love to be present with the moment. I am completely different than when I used to live here. Others have noticed.

Within yourself, there is a resistant version of you, struggling to keep things as they are. Around you, within your family or your friends, there are resistant versions of them - wanting you to be as they remember you, ever heard of the "crab mentality?"

There may be people in your life that struggle to see a new you. They would rather you be as they remember you, that's "safe" for them. They don't know your story, they don't care if it's better or worse for you, and they want the "old you" back.

Recognize the resistance in others. Realize that they are not trying to hold you back. They may not realize that they're expressing the resistant version of themselves.

Help them by showing them that you're coming alive, happy, and deeply fulfilled. They don't have to like it, love it, or accept it, but they do have to acknowledge that it's different - and different is okay.