[originaltext] Today, we are going to talk about change. The one constant th

Today, we are going to talk about change. The one constant thing in our life is change. We cannot avoid it and the more we resist change the tougher our life becomes. There is no avoiding it because it will find you, challenge you, and force you to reconsider how you live your life.
    Change can come into our lives as a result of a crisis, as a result of choice or by chance. In either situation we are all faced with having to make a choice—do we make the change or not?(23)I believe it is always better to make changes in your life when you choose to rather than being forced to.
    We however cannot avoid the unexpected events in our lives because it is these events that challenge our complacency in life.(24)What we can control when we are experiencing these challenging events, is how we choose to respond to them. It is our power of choice that enables us to activate positive change in our lives.
    Acting on our power of choice provides us with more opportunity to change our lives for the better. The more opportunities we create to change our lives the more fulfilled and happier our lives become. Here are some things that you can do in your life that will change your life for the good, forever:
    Spend some time trying to sort out what is important in your life and why is it important. What is it that you want to achieve in your life? What are your dreams? What makes you happy?(25)Your meaning in life gives you purpose and sets the direction of how you want to live your life. Without meaning you will spend the rest of your life wandering through life aimlessly with no direction, focus, or purpose.
    When we were children we would daydream all the time. We were skilled at dreaming and visualising what we would be when we grew up. We believed that anything was possible. As we grew into adults we lost our ability to dream. Our dreams became hidden, and we started to feel like achieving our dreams was impossible.
    A dream board is a great way for you to start believing in your own dreams again. Seeing our dreams every day on a dream board brings our dreams to life. Our dreams become real and we start to believe in the possibility of achieving these dreams.
    Once you know what is important in your life and what your dream life looks like to you, you need to take action and set your long-term, medium, and short-term goals. It is acting on these goals that enable you to achieve your dreams.
    Thanks for listening!
23. What should we do with changes in life?
24. What can we control when we are experiencing challenging events?
25. What can meaning in life give us?