You were introduced to the concept of cultivating your inner GPS. In previous blogs we discussed two of the principles, Meditation and Gratitude. As we discussed by focusing on what we are grateful for, we begin to shift our focus on what is working in our life. Over time, we notice that we are generally happy and appreciative of all of the blessings in our life.

But there is one trap that we have to learn to recognize so that we can avoid it. That trap is our tendency to compare ourselves to others. If you have read this blog before you know that I was a trial lawyer for many years. I was in a profession that ranked you by your wins and losses, how much money you made and who your clients were. The problem was that no matter how well your were doing in your career, there was always someone who was doing better.  Comparing yourself to others, which many of us do, makes you miserable.  And there’s no ways of knowing what’s really going on with the person with whom you are making the comparison. For all you know, he or she might be wishing they were in your shoes.

I got over it.  I created my own diefinition of success.   Here’s what I came up with: It’s more than making money.  It’s more than being recognized by your peers in a career. It’s about liking who you are.  It’s about being happy. It’s about having loving relationships. If you are successful in a career and don’t have time to share your success with loved ones, you are missing out on one of the joys of life. As I continued to focus on the iiner work, my expanded view of success and what’s possible became integrated into my belief system.

ENJOY THE JOURNEY

MARK

Mark Susnow, is an executive & life coach and thought leader who inspires others to believe in themselves. He is passionate about life being an exciting journey of discovery. His enthusiastic and inspiring keynotes on change, leadership and connection thoroughly convey this message to his audiences. A former trial attorney for 30 years, he integrates what it takes to be successful in the world with the inner wisdom unfolded to him through years of yoga and meditation. He is the author of Dancing on the River…Navigating Life’s 

The deepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

William James

We look to relationships to satisfy this craving. It’s our natural state to be loving. Unfortunately with the busyness of our lives we forget what that natural state is. There is nothing better than a great relationship. You feel that you belong. You feel empowered. You feel an incredible aliveness. But ultimately we have to learn to have a great relationship with ourselves. When we do, it enriches everyone with whom we meet.

We live in a relational world. At a fundamental level what we all want is to deeply connect with others, but we’re not sure how to do that.  Successful relationships transform our families, schools, institutions, governments and the world we live in.

When you connect with your heart, body and soul, connection occurs in an instant.  Connection begins with you, by your awakening to your true nature as a spiritual being having a physical experience. It’s “a knowing” that you are connected to a power greater than you.  Connection is a path and like most paths, there will be challenges along the way.

The good news is that connection can be cultivated. Before I embarked upon my coaching path I was a decent connector when I wanted to be, but I didn’t consider it one of my strengths. This has changed over the years.

My first coach gave me a new way to look at connection, which has been instrumental in my cultivating the awareness that I have now. From that moment on, I became increasingly aware of how much I liked to connect with others.

The ability to connect with others opens up a whole new world. Connection transcends stereotypes and judgments,creating fertile ground for a new dialogue, a dialogue not constrained by history, but open to common ground for a consciousness of possibility. By connecting, you make the ultimate gift to yourself and to others. It is when we give of ourselves that we receive the ultimate joy.

Our bigger challenge is to receive from others. Many of us find it difficult to be supported and to let others do thingsfor us. This might seem like somewhat of a paradox, but whenwe give to others we remain in control. It’s only in the act ofreceiving that we give up control and allow ourselves to bevulnerable. It is in that moment when we feel the most connected to others. By receiving the gift from another, we are making the ultimate gift to them. Until we allow ourselves to receive this gift, we won’t be able to experience the depth and intimacy that we are seeking.

Let me share with you a few strategies that I have found effective in cultivating more connection in my life. After meditation, I express gratitude for the gift of connection that I have with others. Perhaps in the beginning of this practice I didn’t feel or believe it totally. But over time I’ve noticed that my ability to connect has become a strength. I’m certainly more aware of the connections that I do have.

Being curious is invaluable. In some ways, I’ve transformed being curious into a fun game. Whenever I go to a gathering, I’m curious with whom I’ll connect. With so many of us asking the same questions, I’m curious about what I might learn when I connect with them. In the last few years I’ve expanded upon this practice. Before I left for a recent trip for Kauai, I wondered about with whom I would have the best connection. This set the tone and kept me curious during the whole trip. The synchronicity was amazing.  We reach a time in our life, when those remarkable meetings seem to occur more often.  Synchronicity then becomes the norm, rather than the infrequent occurrence.

Each time that I experience one of those chance encounters that provides a missing piece to the puzzle, there is a thought that deeply resonates within me. It makes greater sense to me now than it ever did.  As we continue to evolve, we attract to us our tribe of kindred souls.

We are the source of the connection that we crave, which is fueled by our ability to come from the deep place of love within. Unfortunately too many of us are looking to find love outside of ourselves—it’s an inside job that has its own language.

The language of love is the most powerful language on the planet. In the English language, some of our deepest feelings can’tbe expressed in words. We can look to the Greeks for wisdom.

Two friends touch each other’s souls but are not lovers.The Greeks refer to this love between friends as Philos.

The special love that we share for our family is differentthan any other love we experience. The Greeks refer to this love of family as Storge.

Spiritual love, or the love that is God is referred to as Agape.

The physical love, when lovers embrace, is referred to as Eros.

The language of love is an acknowledgment of a person’sessence and their inner beauty. If we are not comfortable withthe more accepted language of love, it is important to createour own language; a language that acknowledges others, theirgreatness, their gifts and their blessings. By becoming morecomfortable with this language, we open the doors to deeperintimacy.  We begin the process of fulfilling the deepest craving that James refers to. Perhaps you have your own language and way ofexpressing it.  Perhaps it’s with your eyes or your smile.  Let’s be open to finding new ways in which to do that.

ENJOY THE JOURNEY

MARK

Mark Susnow, is an executive & life coach and thought leader who inspires others to believe in themselves. He is passionate about life being an exciting journey of discovery. His enthusiastic and inspiring keynotes on change, leadership and connection thoroughly convey this message to his audiences. A former trial attorney for 30 years, he integrates what it takes to be successful in the world with the inner wisdom unfolded to him through years of yoga and meditation. He is the author of Dancing on the River…Navigating Life’s Changes and Discover the Leader Within.

Getting on the Positive Side of Change is a continuous journey, one in which is both life-changing and exciting. That’s what we are going to focus on for a while. If you are familiar with my work you know that there are eight principles that I focus on. We’ll discuss them as we go forward.

The first is to live from the center.  When we are not centered everything is magnified and blown out of proportion. Imagine driving your car without good shock absorbers. Every bump in the road is magnified and you begin to notice the imperfections. In fact that is all you see and  you forget where you want to go.  You lose sight of what gives your life meaning. When your shocks are new, the bumps on the road don’t affect you and you enjoy a smooth ride.

We all have the potential to enjoy a smooth ride. In the next blog we’ll discuss some of the practices we can adopt so that possbility becomes a reality.

Enjoy the journey

Mark

Mark Susnow, has led a unique and interesting life. A former trial attorney, he is now a life coach and author of  Dancing on the River: Navigating Life’s Changes.  Whether he is coaching one-on-one or speaking to groups, he enthusiasti

You finished the job. You feel great. I remember I good I felt when I finished writing the manuscript of Dancing on the River. It had been three years in the making. There were many times when I didn’t see where the book was going. So I stopped writing for a period of time, but fortunately there was always a pull to get me going again.

Yes I put in many long hours wondering if I was making progress. Was I just spinning my wheels I often thought to myself. It didn’t seem that there was a direct result from the effort that I put in. I wrote but it didn’t seem better. That’s the thing with effort——quite often we don’t see immediate results. And then all of a sudden, there is a jump in productivity.

But the effort eventually paid off. I remember when I gave my manuscript to my editor. Even though I knew that there was much more work and effort required, I experience a new attitude. I knew that I had something as long as I continued to put forth the effort. Now I was being pulled in the direction that I wanted to be going. Or another way of saying it is that the tailwinds were at my back.

From that point on I looked forward to sitting down and working on my book. I knew that it could only get better. It no longer felt like another thing to do on my “to do” list. I was putting forth the same effort, but it was now enjoyable something that I looked forward to, although still quite challenging and yes exciting.

As long as you are doing it, embrace it, enjoy it and let it go.

JOURNEY ON

MARK

Mark Susnow, is an executive & life coach and thought leader who inspires others to believe in themselves. He is passionate about life being an exciting journey of discovery. His enthusiastic and inspiring keynotes on change, leadership and connection thoroughly convey this message to his audiences. A former trial attorney for 30 years, he integrates what it takes to be successful in the world with the inner wisdom unfolded to him through years of yoga and meditation. He is the author of Dancing on the River…Navigating Life’s Changes. Give yourself the gift of coaching and make an investment in your future.

Wherever we are in our life’s evolution we have had to face our share of challenges, many of which have involved finances and relationships. And we frequently question what we are doing with our life. That is the good news and the bad news. The bad news is that we will continue to question what we are doing with our lives. The good news is that we will continue to question.

That’s good news because if we don’t question what we are doing and how we are contributing, the light inside us becomes dull and the simplest of tasks seems complex. As we keep questioning and discover what gives our life meaning our inner light begins to shine again.

But to discover that light we need to get out of our comfort zone and be willing to face life’s challenges and adversities.

Along the way we discover that we have many more capabilities that we realized.

We have the means and opportunity to play a bigger game and make a profound impact. We are here to make a difference. In the process of doing so, we transform the mundane into the extraordinary. Yes we are talking about our life which is full of opportunities for us to step forth and make that difference.

Each of us has something great to contribute. The world is waiting for you to declare yourself by fully expressing your unique wisdom.

JOURNEY ON

MARK

Mark Susnow, is an executive & life coach and speaker who inspires others to believe in themselves. He is passionate about life being an exciting journey of discovery. His enthusiastic and inspiring keynotes on change, leadership and connection thoroughly convey this message to his audiences. A former trial attorney for 30 years, he integrates what it takes to be successful in the world with the inner wisdom unfolded to him through years of yoga and meditation. He is the author of Dancing on the River…Navigating Life’s Changes. Give yourself the gift of coaching and make an investment in your future.

When we reflect upon our life, we can’t help but notice the many changes and transitions we have experienced. And we know that there will be many more to come. Some transitions are predictable. School was like that. My whole world was focused on getting through and the next test.

Then there was the day that I was finally done. No more written tests, but the real learning was about to begin. A friend asked my how I saw myself five years in the future. Up to that point, my future was defined by what school I would be going to. At first I didn’t know how to answer her question. I was living in the city in a little cottage behind a house. When I began to think about my life five years in the future, I saw myself living in a house in the hills of Marin surrounded by trees and nature. A friend gave me a dog and the next thing I knew I was living in Marin in that house playing music. That was just the beginning. Within a short period of time, my quest for self-discovery began.

It’s been an exciting journey full of adventure and uncertainty with its share of ups and downs. As we transition through various phases in our life what’s important to us changes. What is more important is that we keep learning and evolving from all of our experiences. We reflect upon how satisfied we are with the various facets of our lives. We ask ourselves questions that we never asked before. We explore unchartered territory.

Sometimes we’re not sure where we want to be, but we know there is something else yet to be explored. We sense a yearning that is calling us. We take a leap of faith to embark upon a path that is undefined.

Sure it gets scary at times but that goes with the territory because we are exploring an unknown future where there are no defined rules or a clear path to follow. It can also be exciting. The mystic Joseph Campbell in Dark Forest says it in this way,

“You enter the forest
At the darkest point,
Where there is no path.

Where there is a way or path,
It is someone else’s path.

If you follow someone else’s way,
You are not going to realize your potential.”

Wherever you are in your life’s unfolding enter the forest by taking that first step. What you’ll find is that exploring new territory takes you out of your comfort zone. For me the commitment to this process began in earnest when I gave up my law practice, which had been my comfort zone for many years. I remember waking up that first day. I no longer had a schedule or a purpose. I was searching for a new way. A year later I began the work that I do now.

I began to look deeper. As I wrote about many of these evolving ideas and beliefs in Letters on Life, a new paradigm was emerging. Having clarity is just the first step. The bigger challenge is integrating these insights into your life so that they become a way of being. Whether I’m coaching others, writing or speaking to groups, I am reminded that we are all in this together. We want to connect and come together but we don’t know how. When we share our hearts and souls with others, there is a feeling of communion that transcends words. There is a silence into which judgments can’t intrude.

But the integration does not happen all at once. It’s an ongoing process that keeps unfolding. Sometimes we get discouraged and feel like giving up. The doubts begin to resurface. We sometimes think to ourselves, “Why did I get started on this path?” Sometimes we need a helping hand to encourage and inspire us to keep our dream alive and to become the person we’ve always wanted to be. For me that need has been nurtured by learning from others and from reading books. Then there was the moment I chose Inspire Possibility as my domain name.

In the beginning it was a stretch, but over time I grew into it. Whenever someone tells me that they feel inspired after reading one of my articles or listening to one of my talks, it lets me know that they want to be inspired. It tells me that their dream is still alive and that they haven’t given up on what they really want. The flame inside of them is still burning.

But still the task seems daunting. We’ve been disappointed before. This time we’re waiting for a guarantee before taking that next step. We want to know how it’s going to work out before we begin. But from where we’re standing it’s impossible to see what’s ahead. None of us has a crystal ball that allows us to see into the future. By taking that next step, we allow for the process of exploring the vast unknown to reveal itself. This exploration can be one of the most exciting and fulfilling journeys we’ve ever experienced.

“The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made, and the activity of making them changes both the maker and the destination.” John Schaar

In many ways we are in the midst of a global renaissance. Together we are creating a new future, which is constantly changing and evolving. In the process we become more than we were yesterday. Choose to be part of the adventure.

Journey On

Mark

Mark Susnow, is an executive and life coach, who inspires others to believe in themselves. A former trial attorney for 30 years, he integrates what it takes to be successful in the world with the inner wisdom unfolded to him through years of yoga and meditation. He is the author of Dancing on the River…Navigating Life’s Changes.

It’s that time of year. Every year in February we celebrate a day that glorifies the spirit of love. Unfortunately, the way we celebrate it has taken us away from the real essence of its spirit. Too much focus is on making the appropriate gesture and reinforces the fact that some of us might not be in a relationship. Instead of a celebration, it becomes a source of stress.

Collectively we are and have been in many different phases of the relationship cycle. Regardless of what phase we are in, we all have wounds that are preventing us from experiencing deeper levels of intimacy in our lives. Relationships demand trust and risk.

But what holds us back is the fear of again experiencing the pain that we have felt in past relationships. It hurts and we don’t want to experience it again.

So we adopt a strategy that protects us. Most likely we are not even aware of what we are doing. Let me share with you what I did for many years to avoid the possibility of experiencing that pain again.

My favorite approach was to select a partner who was emotionally unavailable. They were hopelessly self-centered, already in a relationship or afraid of intimacy because of the same wounds that I had experienced. Another approach was to select partners who I knew did not fit my picture of the person I wanted to be with. This allowed me to be in control of the relationship. By focusing on their flaws and imperfections I could keep them at a distance.

I kept trying to make these relationships work and played out the drama longer than I should have because I didn’t want to acknowledge that I was alone. Now I realize that feeling alone has nothing to do with whether you are in a relationship. There have been plenty of times when I have felt alone while in a relationship.

There is no doubt that relationships stretch us. We experience a myriad of emotions that we would not have experienced without the relationship, ranging from fear, anger and avoidance to fulfillment, confidence, and passion. We are forced to explore uncharted territory discovering new ways of saying and looking at things. We’re never totally prepared for what needs to be done or said, so quite often we avoid saying what’s on our mind.

Sooner or later what we have been withholding from our partner is reflected in our attitudes and conduct, often leading to feelings of separation and alienation, which defeats the purpose of being in relationship.

Sharing our most intimate feelings is not the easiest thing to do. For various reasons we have not had much practice. So we create a system, albeit not perfect, that works for us. We carefully measure how much we are willing to share about what’s really going on with us. Perhaps we experience more isolation and loneliness than we would like, but we keep our innermost feelings a secret.

So we go on to that next relationship thinking that there is a relationship out there that will eventually fulfill us and make us whole. This time it will be different we think to ourselves.

When I was in my early thirties, I had an enlightening conversation with my good friend Stephen Sawyer, “Stephen, do you think that each relationship gets better and that there is an ultimate relationship?

“Yes, and it’s with yourself,” he responded.

As we know not all relationships work out the way we would like them to. But we know more about ourselves for having been in the relationship.

With each relationship I discovered something new about myself. I was able to bring these new insights into my next relationship. Each relationship brought me closer to where I wanted to be. I experienced a new level of intimacy that affected every relationship that I had. Most importantly I experienced a greater knowing and love of myself. I enjoyed just being in my own presence. The ultimate relationship occurs when you learn to know and love yourself. Until this happens you won’t be able to love another person deeply.

As you keep evolving you become aware of a fundamental truth. You can’t change another person. You can only change yourself.

This version of the Serenity Prayer says it best:
God give me the serenity to accept the people I can’t change,
The courage to change the one I can
And the wisdom to know that it’s me.

So now we have shared some valuable time together. We know where to look and sometimes we don’t like what we see because we are own worse critics.

Sometimes there’s a quote or a poem that resonates with us and makes the biggest difference in our life. It puts everything in perspective. For me, more than anything it was this quote by Anais Nin that inspired me in my quest.
“And the day came when the risk to remain closed in a bud became more painful than the risk to blossom.”

As I expanded my capacity to risk I also increased my ability to trust. I embraced my fears, overcame my barriers to intimacy and became the love I was seeking.

Let’s celebrate this Valentine’s Day in a different way. Let’s celebrate this day as a day of inspiration; an inspiration to open ourselves more to love and loving, love of others and of course ourselves.

JOURNEY ON

MARK

On Saturday Jan 15th I was a guest on the Dr Anne Marie Evers show. We had a lively discussion about how to attract money. She is a big proponent of using affirmations to help create the life you want to live. In fact her book Affirmations: Your Passport to Happiness has been quite successful over the years. I am currently reading it.

I have used affirmations throughout the years first in working on finding my soulmate and then on attracting money. They have worked for me, but not everybody has reported the same success. Sometimes we give up too soon. We affirm the reality we want to attract into our lives and if we don’t notice a difference we move on. What I have found is that the reality that you are trying to create with the use of affirmations seems to have a mind of its own. It will happen, but not necessarily in your timeframe.

When using affirmations it is suggested that we make what we want to create as real as possible allowing ourselves to experience all of the emotions. As a side note I think about the emotion that is attached to worry. If we can take that same emotional intensity and attach it to what we want to create, we’ll be unstoppable.

As Napoleon Hill wrote in Think and Grow Rich, experience that emotion as if your life depended on it. Here’s something else for you to think about. When you allow yourself to fully experience emotionally what it is you are wanting to create, (acting as if) you notice that your emotional state changes. You feel more upbeat, happier and optimistic. Even if it doesn’t come about exactly the way you want it, at least you are going to feel better emotionally. If you get a chance, take a look at Dr Evers book. If you are not integrating affirmations into your life, don’t wait any longer to begin.

JOURNEY ON

MARK

Mark Susnow, is an executive and life coach, who inspires others to believe in themselves. A former trial attorney for 30 years, he integrates what it takes to be successful in the world with the inner wisdom unfolded to him through years of yoga and meditation. He is the author of, Dancing on the River:Navigating Life’s Changes.

So how are you doing? Are you still exercising and eating well? Whatever it is that you are working on, there comes that time when you face the moment of truth and falter much like in previous years.

Our momentum wanes and we lose our enthusiasm. We encounter resistance. Yes you know about that. We experience it to some degree in almost everything that we do. Usually the resistance stops us but it doesn’t have to once we make peace with it.

We still do what we set out to do and at the same time notice are resistance to it, especially our thought process around the particular activity. After all of the years that I have been meditating, I still have resistance from time to time to sit down and meditate. The resistance has many disguises. For example the the latest winter disguise is the sound of the heater. I have this ongoing chatter that the sound from the heater is in the way of my going deeper. And I know that at a different time of the year the tape will change and I’ll come up with something new.

So i’m suggesting a different approach. Think of the big picture in the form of an underlying theme. For example in the process of working with one of my life coaching clients, we discussed that for him his burning desire was to experience more personal freedom. His theme for this year is the “year of liberation.” For another life coaching client, it is the “year of transition.” What is it for you? When you think of a theme, you are really thinking about the kind of person you want to become.
So I guess what I’m really asking you, is what is your theme for this year? For me it’s the year of love and joy.

JOURNEY ON

MARK

Mark Susnow, is an executive and life coach, who inspires others to believe in themselves. A former trial attorney for 30 years, he integrates what it takes to be successful in the world with the inner wisdom unfolded to him through years of yoga and meditation. He is the author of, Dancing on the River:Navigating Life’s Changes.

Last night at a holiday gathering, I ran into an old friend who I hadn’t seen in many years. As we were catching up, it was obvious that for her life seemed somewhat of a struggle. And there wasn’t going to be anything that I could say that was going to change her mind. She almost convinced me that I should change my perspective. When speaking about my book I’m frequently asked what advice do I have for those who are going through hard times.

We can’t ignore the fact that these are challenging times. There are many who are affected by the economy. Their problems are immediate. Others are affected by the every day imperfections of life; their careers, their relationships, their health and what isn’t working that captures their attention.

The bigger question is what enables some to keep smiling in the face of this adversity, while others are sapped of their joy and serenity.

The mind is fickle. There is always going to be something that captures our mind’s attention whether we want it to or not. It could be a headline, a story about someone we know or about what happened to us during our day. Quite often we don’t know what it is before it happens. To say it another way: Our mind has a mind of its own.

There is that thing—that circumstance in our life, which we believe prevents us from being happy. You know that thing. It more than bothers us—quite often we’re obsessed with it. We’ll wait it out we think to ourselves and things will get better. Eventually there will be a resolution to the problem or we’ll figure out a solution. Or maybe even the other person will change. And then we’ll be happy again—well maybe not happy, but at least we won’t be as stressed. It is this pattern that I see repeated over and over again.

Unfortunately it doesn’t work that way. Although we might have a temporary reprieve from the recurring stress, it’s only a matter of time until the next thing occurs that bothers us. Let’s explore these tendencies by traveling back in time and discover what our history tells us.

Take a moment to reflect upon what you consider to be your biggest concern. Prior to this concern, what were you most concerned about. If you keep exploring this train of thought, you’ll notice that you can go on for quite a while. It works in the other direction also. When you travel into the future with the same frame of mind, you’ll only see a wall of worry.

So what am I getting at? Even though life is and always has been changing, the nature and source of our concerns doesn’t change much. There has been and always will be something that obsesses us. That’s the way life is. And on the path of awakening, we discover that we’re human, not machines that are suppose to be infallible. While finding solutions is important, the exploration needs to shift from trying to avoid these problems to seeing them as opportunities. We discover that even in the middle of the storm, we can experience that moment of stillness and clarity. We learn how to be and know what we have to do.

Not only are there external shifts in our thinking, there are internal shifts in our perception of reality. These shifts occur simultaneously. There is the external shift of how we see ourselves in the world. Most of us identity with what we do in the world and or from the circumstances of our life. Think about how you sign your name or what you say to describe yourself. Are there initials after your name? Is there a description of what you do or who you do it for? It takes a while to come to the realization that we are much more than the labels we use to describe ourselves and that we are much more than the circumstances we let define our lives.

If you have been a reader of my work for a while you know I was a trial lawyer for many years. My awareness of my true essence began when I started to meditate which was when I was in my twenties. I began to experience moments of peace and tranquility in the least likely of places. It could be in a courtroom. It could be in the midst of a stadium at a sporting event full of thousands of people.

As you cultivate a spiritual practice, you‘ll be able to shift your focus from the concerns of your daily life to the present moment, where you experience what I call “moments of grace.” These “moments of grace” are just the beginning. With consistent discipline, they become a sanctuary from the concerns of the world.

How you get to and discover this sanctuary is a unique experience for each of us that keeps evolving. Since I have written about this in other articles, I’ll only say a few things here. A word that I like to use this feeling is transcendence. We transcend our concept of ordinary reality. Our mind takes a holiday. Athletes experience it as being in the zone. Dancers and musicians become one with the rhythm. Runners feel it when the endorphins kick in. For many, including myself, writing has become a great way of tapping into this stillness. We can’t always get there. But when we do, it is a “moment of grace.”

I hope that I have planted a seed that you continue to cultivate. Hopefully by now you know that you will always have concerns. That’s life. But you can choose happiness. You can smile. You can laugh in the midst of it all.

JOURNEY ON

MARK

Mark Susnow, is an executive and life coach, who inspires others to believe in themselves. A former trial attorney for 30 years, he integrates what it takes to be successful in the world with the inner wisdom unfolded to him through years of yoga and meditation. He is the author of, Dancing on the River:Navigating Life’s Changes.