Day 113: Change

September 24, 2023

Dear Disney,

It has been a while since our last letter. The last 3 months, Darling and I took a well needed Summer Break. We have much to share, and those letters will be coming soon, but today I wanted to bring up “change.”

Manny people fear change. Fear, uncertainty, and doubt find themselves wiggling into the minds of each of us. “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” This quote is how I believe most people think about change, something to overcome.

It is easy to feel this way. Over the last few months, I have found myself stuck in the mind frame of fear instead of opportunity.

I am not sure, but I believe that Walt, being a futurist, change as a welcome opportunity. Two of Walt’s quotes come to mind:

“Progress is impossible without change.”

And

“We can ill afford to rest on our laurels, even to pause in retrospect. Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future."

I hope to consider change an opportunity for progress and less a fear to be overcome.

Until next time,

Sincerely,

Jim Dear