Life doesn't get better by chance, but by change – by Kattia Barrantes

Change is a factor that has been instrumental in my life and it has left lasting impressions in many decisive moments. It has allowed me to enjoy happy and bitter situations, and each has shaped the woman I am today.

Change to me is what determines what we are and makes us unique people, what we do and we want to accomplish.  It shapes the character that slowly, with difficulties and sorrows, opens the mind and makes us aware of the path we must follow to achieve a full life.

Change is necessary to grow as people and as professionals.  Sometimes change is a choice and sometimes it is there by design.  As humans, sometimes it is difficult to realize the time when we must make a change of direction in our lives. Change can sometimes be risky, it creates distrust and the fear of not knowing what will happen and what to expect.  That is why we falter and remain reluctant to change.  Other times, change presents a situation easier to visualize and we see our growth and development as individuals; our happiness.

The important thing is to grasp change, in any way it comes, with a good attitude.   The gift of life was given to us to be happy, to enjoy it to the fullest, and to live it while we each build our paths. We must always view change as a reinvention, growth, improvement, a door that opens to reveal new directions and make the most out of new situations.

I invite anyone who is reading this article to cope with change, to reinvent ourselves with this stroke of fresh air, full of triumphs, hopes and achievements that will last over time. Change will always be an ally; it is within us to see it that way.