When you reflect on your past, very often, you realize that numerous small, seemingly insignificant events and consequential changes have modified the portrait of your personal reality. Most of these reflections, reveal changes which are small in scale and easily ignored. Some reflections however, shed light on parts of your life which have undergone radical transformation and the result of such unconscious transformation has changed the course of your life.

At such times, you realize that you are no longer the same person you were in some recent memory. If you are sensitive, your mind may react with shock to such conclusion. And you may, if the transformation in question has negative repercussions, start making conscious efforts to reverse the transformation.

Such denial is healthy to a certain extent. Beyond a particular threshold (defined conveniently, by the nature of the situation), such denial can lead to emotional injury. It is important to be wary of such denial and make only controlled and externally aided efforts to negate the change. The most effective external aid is the support of family and friends and such support should be solicited aggressively.

However, a large percentage of the times, the transformation in question is positive and it is important to treat the realization of such transformation with the respect it deserves. Often, celebrating such transformation is important to obtain closure. Closure is the single most important factor in the acceptance of personal change.