/// dream the journey

Got asked this question this week and wanted to post my raw response.

"So what are your thoughts on implementing a new system, in general? Abrupt change? Slow transition?"

Shifts are hard in general because they mess up everything that seems normal and comfortable. And when someone is no longer comfortable, they are no longer in control. And when they are no longer in control, people get generally get frustrated, hurt, or angry.

The thing with shifts or change is they are complicated. Why do they even take place? Generally because something isn't working now or it has a missing link or it won't work in the future. So to answer the question about gradual or abrupt, I would say it's deeper than that, so neither seem to work. Neither one set well with people.

Here why I think true, lasting change is complicated - because it requires not only a change in the system, but in the paradigm behind the system. People have to see an alternative story or alternative perspective to ride the wave of change.

But think about how powerful it is when you get people on board with change. God can do anything with people who are flexible to Spirit's dynamic movement.