bob along (and away)

Before I fall asleep:

Do you not hate the negative connotations the simple diction of "change" encompasses? I detest it, almost with a vengeance, the way they (who exactly, I wonder too) make it sound like it's within your control. Is it really? Do we decide to change and can we insist not to? Are we not just bobbing on the waters and tides of change?

... or are we simply making excuses?