change is good

I can't quite recall the very first time I colored my hair; I have colored it so many times that the natural color is unknown. Often times when people change their looks it can cause them to change their personalities and attitudes. I love to change my hair and appearance. I know from experience that if you feel good, and you look good, then you will have a good day. When I change my hair I do it because I like it. I always ask for and appreciate my friend’s and family’s opinion, but in the end it is my hair, and I will wear it anyway I like. I love to make changes. A lot of people are afraid of change, and I have to admit that it does frighten me at times, but anything worth doing means taking a risk. I read a book entitled “Who Moved My Cheese?” by Spencer Johnson. The book is a story of two “little people” and two mice trapped in a maze. In the story they are on a search for cheese, the cheese represents something other than cheese, like moving to a new house, getting a new job, or something that you want in your life. In the story cheese is placed in the maze everyday for the foursome. For days that is their food supply, but then one day the cheese is gone. This causes the need for change. The mice don’t dwell on the loss; they just go in search for more cheese. The “little people” freak out and don’t know what to do about their supply. The mice find a new supply of cheese and continue to live carefree. The “little people” were afraid to change and move their location. After starving for the cheese, one of the “little people” decided to look for some new cheese. The other “little person” stayed and was never heard from again. The book doesn’t imply if he died of starvation or what. The moral of the story is that people have to change in order to survive. Nothing is the same day in and day out. That is how I try to think about change. At first it may be uncomfortable and unfamiliar, but in the end it helps the person to grow.