Never changing, never growing and never learning may seem to be a safe and secure approach to life. The “steadiness” of having a viewpoint and holding firm to it no matter what happens may be regarded by some as a virtue. But this is not the approach we suggest in the Universe Responding Model. When we shut down our willingness to reconsider or to evolve our thoughts and our actions, we are saying to our Higher Power that we are not interested in listening to any messages of guidance, which are different from our beliefs and opinions. With this attitude, we may soon find we are drowning in a pool of stagnation rather than joyously swimming in the clear, fulfilling stream of a co-created life.