Sometimes it slips in quietly, right in the middle of a moment we thought we were prepared to meet.
One of the themes I often see — in my own life and in coaching conversations — is how hard it can be to welcome change, even when it carries us toward something positive.
It can be especially hard when we love our lives, our routines, and the special traditions that shape our days.
Change, even good change, can feel uncomfortable before it feels like growth.
The Unexpected Shift
This morning, I experienced one of those moments.
It was my daughter’s first day of 8th grade — the last, first day of middle school.
A milestone. A routine of walking her to school on her first day.
But before I could even settle into that moment, the doorbell rang. Her friend was there to walk with her. Suddenly, our annual first-day walk was gone in an instant.
My spouse and I asked if she still wanted us to come along.
She smiled and said “yes”. Likely because she is kind and adaptable and did not want to hurt our feelings, but regardless, we followed at a slow roll behind them, listening to their giggles as they started a new chapter together.
It wasn’t our annual first-day walk, but it became what it needed to be — a moment of change, a walk in a new form.
The Truth About Change
That walk reminded me that change doesn’t always wait for our permission.
It just happens.
And sometimes, the surprise of it is what teaches us the most.
Change often feels uncomfortable at first, but really it’s just making space for something new.
We didn’t “lose” our walk; we gained expansion - the joy of experiencing change in real time by walking with a friend — and maybe giving me a new perspective on what it means to let go gracefully.
Beyond the Moment
As I think about my life in this moment, I know there are changes ahead that I cannot predict.
Some may be delightful, others uncomfortable.
But all of them are part of the rhythm of living.
These transitions keep life dynamic, interesting, and full of surprise.
And if we stay open to the change, we may be delighted by what emerges, what we experience, or how we grow and learn something new.
So maybe that’s the invitation: to welcome change not just as disruption, but as an opening into joy.
Quantum Joy reminds us that life doesn’t just expand through grand leaps, but through small, surprising shifts that open us to more light, laughter, and possibility.
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