Over time, I've realized that in a relationship or a marriage, you shouldn't try to change your partner. We are who we are, and when you accept people instead of trying to change them to fit your needs, your relationship can fully blossom.
Deepak Chopra - The 13th Disciple
Boy oh boy is this true but i feel as if it took me so long to understand, learn and act on it. I'm still not fully there, it's a work in progress but I recognize when I'm doing it more.
2015 my motto is "It's 2015 let it roll off your back".
Often times when something makes sense in my head and I simply don't see why Big C doesn't see the logic or sense in it, I find myself trying to change him, and I get mad at him and then myself.
Instead of getting mad this year I just say my motto, sometimes out loud sometimes in my head....
But when I read the above statement in the Oprah magazine this weekend it truly made me think.... as well as letting it roll off my back I need to accept and recognize that I shouldn't try to change him.
It's one of those things I KNOW but I have to make a "conscious" effort to act on it, remember it when I need to, and know that everything will be ok.
That's very true. I had a very young but very wise friend who used to just smile at me when I used to get annoyed at work when things weren't going right for certain reasons. She always said there was no point in trying to change the things you can't & to focus on the things you can. A bit like that St Francis of Assisi prayer about having the courage to change what you can, accepting what you can't & having the wisdom to know the difference.
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