WOW 4U Motivation for Your Week October 24, 2011
QUOTE of the WEEK:
"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."
Leo Tolstoy
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THOUGHT for Your WEEK
Change Yourself
By Catherine Pulsifer
Repeatedly, we attempt the impossible and try to change other people — but attempting this is a waste of time!
Think of a time when you tried to change a personal habit. As we have absolute control over how we think, you would assume changing a habit is easy. It is not.
Stop and consider how difficult it is for us to try and change other people when we have no control over their thoughts. You cannot change other people, you can only change yourself. If you want them to change, then you must change.
Whether it is the behaviour of a child, a boss, a co-worker, a friend, or a spouse you are the one who must change. You can change the way you express your feelings towards the behaviour. Or, you can change your reaction to the behaviour. In some cases, you may have to change by accepting the behaviour.
The point is, you have control over you and that is the only person you can change.
ART for Your Week
"Change your thoughts and you will change the world."
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QUOTES for Your WEEK
"I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself."
Aldous Huxley
The mind has exactly the same power as the hands; not merely to grasp the world, but to change it."
Colin Wilson
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude."
Maya Angelou
"How can you change your attitude? When dealing with a situation try and find the good in it."
Catherine Pulsifer
"The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude."
William James
"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
Reinhold Niebuhr
"If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living."
Gail Sheehy
"If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself."
Norman Vincent Peale
"The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning."
Ivy Baker Priest
"…remind yourself that the only thing you can truly control is you - and your reaction to what the world throws at you."
Regan, Patrick
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Catherine Pulsifer
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