The dimmer switch

I’m not an overhead light sort of person. I much prefer lamps and it drives my mom crazy when she visits.  Yes, I agree, many areas of my house that don’t get natural light are quite dim, but hey, it works for me.  What can I say, I find overhead lighting to be quite abrupt and I love a good dimmer switch.

And not just because it offers the sort of lighting I prefer, but because I feel like dimmer switches are much more tolerable (and maybe even relatable).

When you’re hanging around your house, I like the lighting to change a bit more subtly.  I don’t want a light switch to aggressively change the mood of the room.  What can I say, I am who I am.

I think the only place I don’t like a dimmer switch is when it comes to change.  I would much prefer the light switch approach here.  Quick and straight to the point.  And I don’t think I’m alone here.

Most of us are pretty captivated by before and after’s and would like that to be how change occurs in our life.  A quick glance at the before and instant gratification when we flip to the after. 

A light switch.

Annoyingly enough, change is in fact a dimmer switch.  Incremental change that you struggle to notice the difference at first.  Where you question if it’s really happening or why are all of your efforts not making a bigger splash…until your eyes start to adjust and you begin to see the small shifts that are finally taking place.

Change that you can trust is much more like a dimmer switch.  Slow and steady shifts that you know are here to stay.  Not a sudden flip of a switch that makes you doubt the realness of it all.

As you and your mate are working towards change…try to use the dimmer switch to create real change and stop seeking the light switch.

I’m cheering for the two of you.

-A

P.S. Change is hard and sometimes even harder when you’re trying to do it on your own.  Follow this link to my online calendar and let’s schedule some time to see if additional support can help change happen.