Change Happens

Things change.
Those two words are universally recognized. Maybe in different languages, but everyone can comprehend that things change. The trees drop their leaves in the fall, and more grow in the spring. People get older and die, but babies are born every day. The weather can be cold, the weather can be hot. Flowers bloom, grass grows. Things change.
Life will hand us heartache and loss, grief and sorrow, anger, and hurt that just never seems to go away. How is it easy to accept that? It's not easy in the middle of a storm to stand up, smile, and say that everything will be okay.
Life also hands us laughter and smiles, joy and happiness, energy and excitement. How easy is it then to jump up and tell the world how happy you are to be here?
Change happens. Sometimes we expect it, sometimes we don't. It can be a wonderful thing, or it can be something hard. I guess the only way to accept it is to just hold on tight and enjoy the ride. Because one day you could wake up and realize your whole life has been spent worrying over things you can't control.