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Driving on the rims -- Do you know someone like this?

We have a chance everyday to bring in the new -- to discover new things about ourselves, our life and our potential to do great things in the world. But some people -- and you probably know some like this -- refuse to see anything new. They live in the old. The "certain" and the "known." I like to compare this to a driver. When the tires on a vehicle are worn out and ready to burst , some people recognize that change is important in life, and go out and buy a fresh set to safely get them from place to place. Other people keep driving on those tires until they're down to the rims, and they still don't want to give up on them -- they believe that what is certain is better, even if what is certain, has become dangerous. This sounds like a silly example when we're talking about tires and danger, but what ways does having a stagnant life endanger a person? High stress. Relationship problems. Confusion. Apathy. Depression. These are all side effects of not oc