The idea of doing something new can be exciting and scary at the same time. Moving to a new city or a new home means that you must pack up and leave some people and some things behind. The familiar has it benefits because you know pretty much what to expect. Someone once said, “the devil you know is better than the devil you don’t know.” Well, that may or may not be the case. If in fact the devil you know happens to be you, wherever you go you will take the devil with you. If you take the same attitude into a new job that caused you to dislike your last job, you may be happy or excited about the new surroundings or the new faces for a while, but eventually the devil in you will show up.
So often we look for new things, new places to go, new places to live, and new jobs, to change something fundamental in us. Fundamental changes come from within, not from without. There are conditions of poverty, abuse, illness, etc., that when remedied can fundamentally change our lives and our attitudes. However, even in those changes there must be a change of perspective and attitude. If you have been sick and suddenly you become well, you will need to adjust your attitude from one of illness to wellness.
So, whether you move to a new place, take on a new job, acquire new things, if you don’t want to wind up with the same old problems, you may want to get a new attitude first. A new attitude may indeed make an old thing, an old place, and old friends or acquaintances appear new altogether. Whenever we discipline ourselves to change or improve our attitudes, we may find that our success is already inside of us waiting to shine from the inside out.