Old Keys, New Doors

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"Old keys won't open new doors."

“Change is the law of life, and those who look only to the past and present are certain to miss the future” -John F. Kennedy

 “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change” -Albert Einstein

It's easy to get stuck in the same old way of thinking and doing things. Sometimes it's easier not to pursue something new because we fear failure, or feel we have not got the confidence or capacity to make something happen. We can talk ourselves out of doing something and stay within our comfort zone. 

There are things we have learned, beliefs we have held, perhaps since childhood, that we never question. We assume our beliefs and true and use them to interpret the world around us. 

Yet maybe we need to question our old ways of thinking and being? Maybe we need to unlearn some of those old ways in order to see things differently, or open up new possibilities and fresh ways forward.

Writing prompts:

• Write down some of the old ways you have of doing things. Now think about whether or not these are the best ways, and how you could change them to serve you better.
• What beliefs do you have about yourself that are perhaps holding you back from doing something new? How can you let go of them? Write about this for a few minutes.
• Looking at the wider world, do you think there are countries, governments, groups of people who are stuck in the old ways and would benefit from changing? Set a timer for six minutes and write your response.