It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.

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Dealing with Change

There is nothing in life, that is as certain as change. It is not easy to leave our comfort zone, because there is always something good and something bad accompanied with change. The question is how we deal with it, when the wind of change come to our house - do we close the doors or build wind mills?

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