Can you believe we're at the Good Friday mid-point already??!! Yes folks, this entry is the official start of the second half of Good Fridays. I hope you have enjoyed the ideas up to this point, and that at least a few of them managed to become embedded in your consciousness.
But I'm also realistic, and I know that some people don't even open the weekly emails I send, let alone implement the idea. I used to be upset in the beginning, but now I don't stress it because it's not something I can change.
We all have people in our lives who have qualities that we wish they would change. Maybe it's someone who's always late; or maybe they have a bad temper; or not enough ambition; or too much ambition. Sometimes you might be able to effect change in a person's behavior, but other times you'll just have to change your reaction to them.
The Idea: Accept the things you cannot change, yet be wise enough to recognize and act on the things you can. Hate your job? Your living situation? How people perceive you? Those things are all within your power to change. Changing people, however, is an entirely different story - unless they want to change themselves.
The Cost: nada
The Benefit: Learning to accept people the way they are will certainly help to make you a more tolerant person. Being able to distinguish between the things you can change and the things you can't will help you to refocus your time and energy where they will have the most impact. Remember, sometimes you have to be the change you want to see in the world.
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