Dan Trommater - Newsletter Archive - Changes- February 2008

Thinking Like a Magician

"Change" - February 2008

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus said "Nothing endures but change." That's certainly been the case in my life. I've moved across the continent more times than I care to think about. Each change has been a big upheaval and it's never been a pleasant experience. Yet somehow, good things have always come out of the transitions. When we moved from my home state of Michigan to Oregon, I missed my family and friends terribly and was in a completely unfamiliar land. But out of this massive change, I shifted away from teaching photography and started performing magic professionally - a very positive benefit. Five years later when we moved from Oregon to Ontario, I left another group of friends and a place that had finally started to feel like home. After another period of adjustment and melancholy, I started presenting motivational speeches along with the magic and that has given me immense pleasure. As much as I've hated going through these major changes, I know that a lot of good has come from them and I don't regret a thing.

Now I'm faced with another kind of change - the biggest change of my life. A person who has been a rock-solid constant presence my entire life is no longer with me. At this point, too near the grief, I have a hard time seeing what good will come of this change. But my past dealings with change have taught me that I don't need to be able to see the future good - it will just happen. And if the good that comes is commensurate with the severity of this change, then I have something absolutely incredible to look forward to.

Trick of the Month - Changes

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"The key to change... is to let go of fear." - Rosanne Cash

PS. If you'd like to see a funny video I made with my Dad a few years ago, click here.

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		Thinking Like a Magician "Change" - February 2008 The Greek philosopher Heraclitus said "Nothing endures but change." That's certainly been the case in my life. I've moved across the continent more times than I care to think about. Each change has been a big upheaval and it's never been a pleasant experience. Yet somehow, good things have always come out of the transitions. When we moved from my home state of Michigan to Oregon, I missed my family and friends terribly and was in a completely unfamiliar land. But out of this massive change, I shifted away from teaching photography and started performing magic professionally - a very positive benefit. Five years later when we moved from Oregon to Ontario, I left another group of friends and a place that had finally started to feel like home. After another period of adjustment and melancholy, I started presenting motivational speeches along with the magic and that has given me immense pleasure. As much as I've hated going through these major changes, I know that a lot of good has come from them and I don't regret a thing. Now I'm faced with another kind of change - the biggest change of my life. A person who has been a rock-solid constant presence my entire life is no longer with me. At this point, too near the grief, I have a hard time seeing what good will come of this change. But my past dealings with change have taught me that I don't need to be able to see the future good - it will just happen. And if the good that comes is commensurate with the severity of this change, then I have something absolutely incredible to look forward to. Trick of the Month - Changes Please be patient as the video loads - it may take up to 60 seconds. Once it loads, click the little triangle at the left to play. If you can't see the video, try clicking here for the Windows Media Version. "The key to change... is to let go of fear." - Rosanne Cash PS. If you'd like to see a funny video I made with my Dad a few years ago, click here. If you haven't already signed up for Dan's monthly newsletter "Thinking Like a Magician", please do so here. And please forward this to all your friends and associates who might enjoy it. You can see the archive of past issues of Thinking Like A Magician here www.trommater.com/totmarchive