As time goes by, things change. We all know that — it’s a basic fact of life. But we don’t always accept it in our deep-down inner-selves. Some­how we expect things to remain the same. Rela­tion­ships, our chil­dren, our home, our life. Even if it’s not a pleas­ing thing, when it changes, some of us get upset. Some peo­ple thrive on change and oth­ers hate it. You’re prob­a­bly some­where in the middle.

Any­how, remem­ber lick-em postage stamps? As we were clear­ing out my mom’s stuff, I came across this lit­tle stamp case — good for hold­ing about 10 stamps in a com­pact secure way in your purse or (prob­a­bly not) pocket.

In that case, change was good. Adhesive-backed stamps are supe­rior in every way I can think of.

What com­ing change in your life is one you hate? Love?

Dur­ing our big hike, we encoun­tered this mas­sive slab of snow. Even though it was July 17 — and maybe 75 degrees — the snow still had a long way to go before it became water. That was the largest glac­ier I had seen at such a low alti­tude. (Last win­ter was one of the snowiest in many years.) For scale, Jay climbed on top — he’s below the point of the yel­low arrow.

Take­away: As you get frus­trated with that sit­u­a­tion that just doesn’t seem like it will ever change, be patient. It may take some time. And some warmth on your part may speed the desired change.