Everyone is fearful of change.  There is so much wrapped up in just the idea of it that most of us would much rather cling to the old, worn and familiar ways than try something new or tread some new path.  When it's happening to us directly, we can feel as if the earth is moving under us, caught in our own personal earthquake.  And then when we are shaking things up for change, it can be equally scary for those around us because it forces THEM to change as well. 

Somethings I've noticed about change:

You will want to go back: old relationships or relationship patterns, self-defeating habits, self-destructive tendencies, bad eating habits, all the ways we have of holding ourselves back from being the fullest expression of our selves.  We are creatures of familiarity and crave routine as much as this bores us to death.  We love eating the same foods over and over again, as much as they make us sick and do nothing to nourish us.

So get in your boat.  It will float.  It will be rocky for sure, but slowly pull away from the dock, feel the panic and pull to go back.  But know that you will be perfectly fine, and there is so much to find and explore along the way.