Regular change

Daylight Saving Time ended last week and we moved our clocks back one hour.

Looking out the window after a day’s work, I said to a colleague, “Weird driving home in the dark, isn’t it?”

“Yes, but it happens every year.”

(My friend is not one for small talk.)

It’s interesting. A regular event — one that is known, anticipated, and even familiar — can still feel awkward.

Perhaps it’s because change is change, and it often requires adjustment.

Whether internal or external, gradual or sudden, we’re always navigating a changing world. We can become skilled in that navigation, but that skill doesn’t make change invisible. Instead, we become more aware of it … but as a friend, not an adversary.