Accounting for Growth

I had the thought to do this blog post the other day, but I hesitated, because I could imagine how people would get it wrong and misapply it.  But, I do believe it is a worthy note to make, so I will do it with disclaimer.

I work in accounting.  I am not giving specific details about where or what I do and such.  But, I will say that I work in accounting and have for different companies and government and such.  The other day, I thought of something that I have seen there that applies to other situations, including healing and life.

At different times in different organizations, I have been faced with having to figure out something in a situation that I found myself that was new to me.  When I was originally given the task, it was SO hard to even comprehend.  I felt paralyzed by trying to wrap my brain around it, because it was just so much information to be hit with at once.  But, I pushed through and went on to the next challenge of learning and so on and so forth.

Time passed, and before I knew it I was facing the same situation, again.  However, this time, I had experience of understanding the situation and understanding of how best to manage my own response to the situation.  It was still a challenge, but it was much less of a challenge, and it took much less time to resolve it and was resolved in a much cleaner and more efficient manner.

So, why am I talking about accounting?  This same process is followed in anything that hits us in life.  At first, it is SO MUCH CHANGE and NEW and we feel brain and emotional strain just to try to keep a handle on it.  But, we push on... we learn,  we experience,  we figure out ways to process and to resolve it in a way that works.  And, there are so many of these types of experiences... not just romance but deaths, children issues, relocation, debt, and so much more. 

But, then, as we go through it, we pick up skills and knowledge.  Anyone that has dealt with any emotional issue knows that it never goes completely away, right away.  You will have echoes pop up along the way.  However, each time they pop up, it has less of an effect on you, because you have already learned how to think about it or feel about it, so it is easier to resolve and has less impact on your overall mood.

So, how am I afraid it will be misapplied?  I do not want you to feel that you should take the past and apply it, directly, to the future.  Do not take pains of the past or experiences and assume that future ones will be the same way and to respond to them in the same way.  No situation is completely the same, and what was wrong in one might be right in another context.  However, I DO believe that the process of SOLVING problems and processing things and maintaining emotional balance and confidence in your ability to thrive in the future IS something that it would be useful to remember and SOME things from your learning CAN help you guide your path more effectively.  Sometimes, it's not just things to avoid but the wisdom that you should say what you want and try more effectively.

I feel like I failed at making that disclaimer, but I do hope that you can understand the difference and apply the main point, correctly.  You might be feeling overwhelmed, right now.  Well, you have in the past in different situations that do not ruffle you, now.  You CAN and WILL get through this one, and life does get easier as you go along.  So, do not fear change.  Just bring with it the knowledge that will help you account for a much better and more peaceful journey, ahead.