. . . and it's not always a pretty picture, is it? I have said on many occasions, in many books and at many workshops, that the relationships we have attracted are perfect for the growth we are destined to have in this life. Perhaps that seems farfetched to you. It did to me when I first heard it, but I decided to believe it for lack of any other reasonable explanation for the myriad relationships I endured in the many avenues of my life. I can see now, (hindsight is so revealing) that every single relationship offered me slices of the education I have nee[...]
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What we see matches what we think
8 WE CAN NOT DIRECTLY CHANGE THE WORLD, BUT WE CAN CHANGE HOW WE CHOOSE TO SEE IT. This principle isn’t a simple one. Believing that it is our task to change the world around us isn’t uncommon to people who want to be accountable and responsible citizens. But over time, I have come to believe that changing how we think comes first. Our behavior changes next, and the world then, and only then, reflects those changes. It’s clear we have work to do. There is much in the world that needs changing. But changing how we think, the first task, isn’t an[...]
