dealing with change

This is a simple story about two sets of personalities and how they deal with change. One has a very simple outlook in life, the other has a tendency to overanalyze each situation. So when their "cheese" (anything that makes us happy, be it work, relationship, etc) was gone from where they usually got it, they each take a different path to finding cheese nirvana. 
so as expected, the simple guy took off right after he realized there was no cheese anymore.he buckled up and started looking for cheese in other "cheese stations." now the complicated guy, who had made his cheese station his comfort zone took painful steps coming out of his shell to look for new cheese. this is his journey.
Some fear can be good. When you are afraid things are going to get worse if you don't do something, it can prompt you into action. But it is not good when you are so afraid that it keeps you from doing anything.
Whenever he started to get discouraged, he reminded himself that what he was doing, as uncomfortable as it was at the moment, was in reality much better than staying in the cheeseless situation. he was taking control, rather than simply letting things happen to him.
it is safer to search in the maze, than remain in a cheeseless situation.
what you are afraid of is never as bad as what you imagine. the fear that YOU let build up in your mind is worse that the situation that actually exists.
he realized that the cheese had not just disappeared overnight as he had once believed. the amount had been getting smaller, mold may even have begun to grow. he now realized that the change probably would not have taken him by surprise if he had been watching what was happening all along and if he had anticipated change.
smell the cheese often so you know when it is getting old.
he realized the fastest way to change is to laugh at your own folly -- then you can let go and move on quickly. he  learned something useful about moving on from the simple guy.he kept life simple. when the situation changed, he changed and moved with it.
you could be more aware of the need to keep things simple, be flexible, and move quickly.
you did not need to overcomplicate matters or confuse yourself  with fearful beliefs.
youl could notice when the little changes began so that you would be better prepared for the big change that might be coming.
he realized that there is always New Cheese out there whether you recognize it at the time, or not. and that you are rewarded with it when you go past your fear and enjoy the adventure.


he had even found a better part of himself. :)