“Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while.” So said Jack Walsh, former CEO of General Electric. And so goes all of our lives as we are plunged into confusion trying to navigate the uncharted waters of today’s economic crisis. This is new terrain for all of us. We are facing untraveled paths, derailed plans,  an uncertain future.  The nature of change is uncertainty, unfamiliarity,  and along with that, some level of discomfort.  Most of us resist those feelings.  When change is as pervasive as it is in today’s world, we have little choice but to accept our discomfort.  Our ability to be with and be in change, to go with the flow, control what we can control and look for the possibilities in it all, will be the difference between whether we suffer or thrive through these times.   As the Serenity prayer reminds us, our success through challenging times comes from our ability to ‘accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can and the wisdom to know the difference.’  It is helpful to spend time each day, looking at what you can control and focusing your energy on that.  Look for possibility, no matter how small.