The Clean Mind Series
What if the moment we stop resisting change and lean into curiosity is the moment we become the variable that shifts everything?
As I’ve written before, I believe humans dislike change for a few reasons. Change forces us to question ourselves. It disrupts our comfort. We grow attached to routines—sometimes so much so that we forget why we started in the first place.
But one thing I’ve noticed about change is this: it reveals whether we remain fixed—or become the variable.
The Variable
The internal shift.
A change in mindset. Perception. Orientation.
The moment curiosity replaces resistance.
So what does that mean?
In the experiment of life, a variable is what allows movement. Adaptation. Possibility. When we refuse to change, everything else stays the same. But when we shift—even slightly—the entire system responds.
Resistance, on the other hand, keeps us stuck. It looks like gripping what was, struggling against what is, and fearing what’s unfolding. It’s moving through life braced, guarded, and disconnected from trust—forgetting that change is often part of a larger unfolding we can’t yet see.
To lean into curiosity instead of resistance is to become the variable.
And when that happens, something else emerges.
We become the catalyst.
The Catalyst
The way we move once that shift occurs.
How we embody change.
How our presence, choices, and energy accelerate movement—within ourselves and around us.
A catalyst doesn’t avoid the growing pains of change—it moves through them without losing sight of love. It trusts that whatever is falling away is making space for what’s next. It understands that alignment isn’t always comfortable, but it is always intentional.
When we stop resisting change and start meeting it with curiosity, we don’t just change ourselves—we shift the energy around us. Our presence creates movement. Our openness invites possibility. We become catalysts not only in our own lives, but in the lives of those around us.
So:
We become the variable when our mindset changes.
We become the catalyst through how we move in that change.
So I’ll ask the question again:
What if the moment we stop resisting change and lean into curiosity is the moment we become the variable that shifts everything?
